Style Flashcards
1
Q
Textual style
Structure
A
One long monologue Influence of African storytelling Addresses audience directly Verbal picture of town and people Series of flashbacks
2
Q
Textual style
Language
A
Language defines social status of characters
Simon = colloquial
English interspersed with Afrikaans and Zulu
Evocative use of language
Initially vet relaxed, short and punchy
3 central stories = fuller and more descriptive
Emotional intensity increases to the point where siesie is found
Punctuation marks cause us to stop and think
