The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature: Insights from Writers and CriticsCharlott Otten, Gary D. Schmidt As Otten and Schmidt note in their preface, voice is a broad metaphor. Thus the 41 essays in this collection provide varied approaches, examining point of view, focus, selection of details, tone, and even illustrations as part of the narrative identity. Eight genres, including picture books, fantasy, realism, and biography, receive separate study in generally brief articles by writers and more substantial analyses by critics. . . . In her contribution, Jill Paton Walsh describes contemporary criticism as an `impenetrable thicket of technical terms.' In most cases, the critics here avoid jargon. They speak clearly, offering practical criticsm accessible to anyone seriously concerned about narrative technique in children's literature. Choice |
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... suggests emetics . A tongue with yellow coating - not brown - suggests hepatics , such as chionanthus , chelidonium , bryonia and podophyllum . A pallid tongue with evenly coated white fur suggests sodium bicarbonate . A pallid tongue ...
... suggests memorising poems, prose, or radio news as a way to enhance memory performance. He also recommends regular dictation on figures, names, and measures in one or both of the languages (KORNAKOV 2000: 247, GILLIES 2004: 16ff; see ...
... suggests the answer . Southern Traction Co. v . Coley ( Tex . ) 211 S. W. 265 , 266 . The test of a " leading question " is whether it suggests or indicates the partic- ular answer desired , and it does not neces- sarily make a question ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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