Style (fiction)
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- | In [[fiction]], '''style''' is the manner in which the author tells the story. Along with [[Plot (narrative) | plot]], [[Character (arts) | character]], [[Theme (literature) | theme]], and [[Setting (literature) | setting]], style is considered one of the fundamental components of [[fiction]]. | + | In [[fiction]], '''style''' is the manner in which the author tells the story. Along with [[Plot (narrative) | plot]], [[Character (arts) | character]], [[Theme (literature) |theme]], and [[Setting (literature)| setting]], style is considered one of the fundamental components of [[fiction]]. |
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It would be hard to find any reputable literary critic today who would care to be caught defending as an idea the old antithesis of style versus content. On this issue a pious consensus prevails. Everyone is quick to avow that style and content are indissoluble, that the strongly individual style of each important writer is an organic aspect of his work and never something merely "decorative." --"On Style (1966) - Susan Sontag |
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In fiction, style is the manner in which the author tells the story. Along with plot, character, theme, and setting, style is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction.
See also
- Stylistic_device
- Writing style
- Fiction
- Creative nonfiction
- Fiction-writing modes
- Show, don't tell
- Narrative
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