Jane Eyre vs. The Canterbury Tales

How do the elevated diction and elaborate syntax contrast with the feelings of the narrator in paragraphs 11-12? 

A          After reading an excerpt from Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, I have decided to go into answering the question above, analyzing paragraph 11-12 of the expert provided.  The diction of these two paragraphs could accurately be described as "elevated": using formal language and providing differentiation from the rest of the text.  These two paragraphs were more descriptive than the previous ones, which engaged myself as a reader and peaked my interest. "I had been looking out daily for the "Coming Man," whose information respecting my past life and conversation was to brand me as a bad child for ever: now there he was."  This quote left a cliffhanger, stating how she had finally found the "Coming Man'.  This led me to read the next paragraph where I noticed a syntax change-or a change in sentence structure.  Paragraph 12 differentiated from the rest of the text, straying away from the normal sentences used in the text.  This paragraph used many semi-colons and longer sentences with shorter thoughts; This provided a change in pace and made me focus on the text in order to comprehend what I was reading.  The words used in the first lines of the paragraph were explicitly descriptive, furthering my interest with the adjectives of this "Coming Man".  The shorter thoughts are created by the use of commas and semicolons, which split up the longer sentences.  These are what I noticed about the change in diction, as well as the change in syntax, of paragraphs 11-12 from the rest of the excerpt.


Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 12, 2017 at 5:21 PM

    I think you did a good job analyzing the author's change in syntax and diction, however I wish it was more in depth and had more examples. However, you were still able to mention the author's intentions for these lines and the intended affect on the reader. Overall you analysed the authors diction and syntax well, it just needed a little more analyzing. Also the first few sentences seemed rhetorical after telling us to read the question you put above.

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  2. Bria's BlogNovember 12, 2017 at 6:30 PM

    I think that the analysis was well written, but could've been supported better. I understood everything that you were trying to get across, but I think that more in depth examples could help clear any confusion up. Overall, I think that the analysis was good and you did a good job describing what you wrote down.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 12, 2017 at 8:03 PM

    For the best explanation of your blog, I think it is easiest to look at it like a history essay. I felt you had very strong narrative, points and factual information and examples from the text. However, it felt like you were missing some of the analysis of these narrative claims and statements that you had found in the text. Additionally, you mentioned the effects it had on you but the difference in the authors feelings were somewhat confusing. Ultimately, it was a good description of the description and syntax, just could use some supporting information and analysis that would help better answer the question.

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  4. UnknownNovember 12, 2017 at 8:24 PM

    I think that you had a great grasp on what you read in paragraph 11 and 12. However, I feel as the word choice of diction was too broad of a topic. They're different types of diction so I would try to focus the response on one of the strains of diction. I love the quote that you implemented in your answer. The quotes resembled a strong understanding you had of the authors' choices in constructing the paragraph such as exploring the change of syntax between paragraphs. Overall i thought you did a great job and had an excellent overall understanding of the text.

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  5. Brianna PendergraftNovember 24, 2017 at 4:57 PM

    I think you did a good job with your analysis, but I also used my freebie this week. There is not much background for the article so since I didn't read it, I am a bit confused. After reading the comments, you might not have expanded very well on the topic, but that's okay! The topics you did mention were well thought out and I bet if I were to read the article (I'm not doing that), I would fully understand! :P

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