Topic 6 (session A) - Style and Style variation > Style: what is it? > Task F

Style: what is it?

Task F - Graphology and style

Below is an example of how, in Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens , the character Mr Podsnap talks to foreigners:

'How Do You Like London?'

What can we tell from the graphological choice about the style in which he speaks to foreigners (can you "hear" him speak in your mind's ear?). Compare your thoughts with ours.

our thoughts

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