http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aWriting+styles+tag%3aMetaphors&tag=Writing+styles,Metaphors&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Writing styles tag:Metaphors' matching tags 'Writing styles' and 'Metaphors'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3170.31378)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DeteriorationEnglishLiterature/vjbpm/post.htmWed, 13 Jun 2007 04:40:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378857AnonymousWell, I'm not saying that English Literature is deteriorating. But when you think about it, books of today have lost a sense of structure that gave english an artistic feel. When you compare the classics from the popular books of today, anyone can tell the obvious difference. I personally love the classics. Scott Fitzgerald, Margaret Atwood, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickes, Jane Austen, John Steinbeck, these are the people whose literature we are supposed to study in school. I must admit that I am not a big reader, but I couldn't help but notice how different the writing style is from these authors to the authors of today. I dislike today's authors, starting from J.K. Rowling. After reading Little Woman, I was forced to read Harry Potter, and I disliked J.K. Rowling's writing style. Not because it was too casual, but because it lacked a poetic and artistic feel. I believe that literature is art, yet the literature of today have declined in artistic quality. It has been more about the story as opposed to the structure and the story combined.<br> <br> The book that totally made not want to read any more modern literature is Stephanie Meyers' Twilight. Don't take me wrong, I liked the basic story line, and I like how cute their relationship was. But it was hard to see the artistic quality in the structure of the book. What happened to the metaphors, similes, alliteration, and the rest that could make any be hightened.<br> <br> Please give your opinions <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" alt="<img src=" />" title="<img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> (Smile)" height="15" width="15">http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mona/gpzm/post.htm#33910Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:53:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33910RadrookI agree that it might be Keat's writing style that is to blame. <br />Actually, I read Keats mostly for study purposes. <br />I do find reading his poems a struggle. <br />"Ode to the West Wind" for instance. <br />I tend to run out of interest somewhere in the middle of it. <br /> <br />I always attributed it to his constant penchant for using adjectives and metaphors. <br />This can lead to sensory overload in which nothing is emphasized and nothing stands out. Like a blur of scenery when a car is going so fast that one is unable to focus on any one landmark. <br /> <br />Tennyson, in contrast, I read for the pleasure of the atmosphere he creates as well as the ease of understanding. Everything is crystal clear and he doesn't seem to be going out of his way to embellish his imagery. Not to say that Keats over does it in this area. Only to say that this reader has difficulties with such a style. <br /> <br />Frost I find much of his writing entertaining. <br />I do not particularly like his blank verse though. <br />I prefer his rhymed poems. <br /> <br />Kind regards <br />Radrook <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />