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Voice – a writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to “hear” a personality in writing. Elements of style that determine a voice include sentence structure, diction, and tone. - Sentence structure – long or short sentences, complex or simple

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  1. Voice – a writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to “hear” a personality in writing. Elements of style that determine a voice include sentence structure, diction, and tone. - Sentence structure – long or short sentences, complex or simple - Use of concrete words – imagery, or Abstract terms like memory - Word choice – diction – the way an author arranges words in sentences ie. active or passive voice

  2. essay Each narrator of the Canterbury Tales has a different voice, though some may be similar. Write an essay that compares the Pardoner or Wife of Bath with the narrator of the tale that you presented in class. Explain how their voices differ and what role irony plays in both tales.

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