6. Style

This week I want you to look specifically at the STYLE of your novel.

1. Identify and define one poetic device used within your narration to add interest to the writing. You will have to consult your poetic devices hand out to do this.

2. Then, include the text excerpt that contains the poetic technique and include a properly formatted citation.

3. Finally, explain the purpose of this device to the scene, character or theme of the novel. (This AGAIN is related to significance.)

For example:

In the Hunger Games series, there is a good use of symbol. A symbol is an object or item that represents something more than its physical state. In the Hunger Games, Rue's flowers symbolize much more than Katniss' sadness at the loss of a friend.

After the death of her ally Rue, Katniss covers the body of the young girl with flowers as a symbol of Rue's humanity and a tribute to her short life. By calling attention to the sacrifice that Rue made during the Hunger Games, Katniss challenges the idea that Hunger Games – and the people who play them – are mere entertainment for the audiences back in the Capitol. For Katniss, Rue isn't simply a character on a television show. She is a human being who is worthy of respect, admiration, and mourning.

As Katniss says: "I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do that there is a part of every tribute they can't own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I." (Collins, The Hunger Games 145)

Covering Rue with flowers is an intense act of rebellion against the Capitol. The experience of witnessing Rue's death inspires Katniss to go on and win the Games – and to prove to the Capitol that they can't strip the tributes of their humanity, however they might try; the symbolism of the flowers is not lost on the Capitol.