Intro to Style

Which of the following words would you use to describe the style of the paragraph below?

“I walked quickly when I started, taking a deep breath to go on with and not looking around; I had the library books and my shopping bag to carry and I watched my feet moving one after the other; two feet in our mother’s old brown shoes. I felt someone watching me from inside the post office–we did not accept mail, and we did not have a telephone; both had become unbearable six years before–but I could bear a quick stare from the office, that was old Miss Dutton, who never did her starting out in the open like other folks, bout only looked out between blinds or from behind curtains.”

-We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Identify the type of writing that would include the following hyperbole.

It feels like it's 1000 degrees outside!

How does the author use figurative language to enhance their style?

"Her eyes were a deep ocean filled with endless mystery, but more importantly, endless possibilities of a future together."

Based off the "voice" of this art, who painted it?