What is voice in literature?
Voice in literature is word choice, the personality of the speaker, and sentence structure a person uses when speaking to convey a topic.
Being mindful of word choice, tone, and sentence structure, write an example of something you would commonly say or write. Explain why and how this sounds like you.
"How interesting." Bad example, but it's hard to figure out something you say often that conveys you. It sounds like me simply because I am sarcastic.
According to the documentary, people in Eastern Kentucky talk around a subject. Identify a topic you would talk around, and explain why you would handle the topic in that manner.
I would talk around awkward situations, such as if someone has something stuck in their teeth. I would want to come straight out and tell them, but I wouldn't want to embarrass them, and then I would put myself in their place and decide on what I would want them to do and my head gets incredibly confused.
Why is voice important in nonfiction? What are some things we normally avoid in academic essays?
Voice is important because it helps identify the author. It gives the speaker personality. We normally avoid being boring or repetitive, irrelevant topics / tones, first person, weak vocabulary, slang, and fragments / run-on sentences.
What are some ways we can develop our own voices?
To develop your own voice, you have to first figure out what your personal voice is. Figure out word choices you commonly make, sentence structures you use, slang you may say, and other things as such. From there you can formulate your own voice. Once you write down something, say it out loud and see if it sounds like something you would say.
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