Thursday, May 2, 2013

Diction - 1

"She was a woman of robust frame, square-shouldered and strong-limbed, not tall, and, though stout, not obese: she had a somewhat large face, the under jaw being much developed and very solid; her brow was low, her chin large and prominent, mouth and nose sufficiently regular; under her light eyebrows glimmered and eye devoid of truth. . ." (27).

This quote from the book had great diction. I like how Bronte described Mrs. Reed in such a interesting way. I could also somewhat picture her in my head and i don't do that much when I'm reading. This also made me see her in a different way because in the movie she seemed to be tall and skinny but the words the author used make it a lot better in my opinion.

1 comment:

  1. Great observations! What about the description (which words/phrases) helped you picture her?

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