Homework: Select a sample of rich language

In spite of being the author of the quotation “Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.” Orwell’s writing is rich with grammatical complexity and textured imagery.

Find for yourself some examples of his deft use of language effects and record some quotations for the use of the class.

 

Posted by Christopher Waugh

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