- Read the E.B. White essay “Once More to the Lake” and Review the four elements Voice, Style, Structure, and Ideas.
- Voice: Friendly or hostile, stuffy or casual, self-assured or tentative, intimate or ironic. The possibilities are as endless as the number of essayists. How does your chosen quotation represent White’s persona in this essay?
- Style: Writers make specific choices in words, syntax, sentence length, metaphors, repetition and many other ways to manipulate language and create a unique sound in their writing. How does your chosen quotation represent White’s unique style?
- Structure: How does your chosen quotation represent White’s structure?
- Ideas: Readers of essays are in one sense miners, unearthing hidden meanings. In another sense, they are like co-producers in creating meaning. How does your chosen quotation uncover the meaning of the essay?
- Write an outline where you Locate and Explain quotations from White’s essay that represent each of the four elements above. Write a paragraph explaining why you chose each quote.
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