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New page: Image:lighterstill.jpg '''Voice''' as in a "writer's voice" is a literary term used to describe the individual writing style of an author. Voice is a combination of a writer's...
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'''Voice''' as in a "writer's voice" is a literary term used to describe the [[individual]] writing style of an [[author]]. Voice is a combination of a writer's use of [[syntax]], [[diction]], [[punctuation]], character development, [[dialogue]], etc., within a given body of [[text]] (or across several works). Voice can also be referred to as the specific fingerprint of an author, as every author has a different writing style.
In [[creativity|creative]] writing, students are often encouraged to [[experiment]] with different literary styles and techniques in order to help them better develop their "voice." Voice varies with the individual author, but, particularly in American [[culture]], having a strong voice is considered positive and beneficial to both the writer and his or her [[audience]].
==Literature==
*Dorothy Wall, ''Finding Your Writer's Voice'', ISBN 0312151284
==External links==
*[http://www.write4kids.com/feature3.html Finding Your Voice]
*[http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/listeningtovoice.htm Listening to voice]
*[http://www.businessknowhow.com/Writers/Perceptions/pdoyouhear.htm Do you hear what I hear?]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
'''Voice''' as in a "writer's voice" is a literary term used to describe the [[individual]] writing style of an [[author]]. Voice is a combination of a writer's use of [[syntax]], [[diction]], [[punctuation]], character development, [[dialogue]], etc., within a given body of [[text]] (or across several works). Voice can also be referred to as the specific fingerprint of an author, as every author has a different writing style.
In [[creativity|creative]] writing, students are often encouraged to [[experiment]] with different literary styles and techniques in order to help them better develop their "voice." Voice varies with the individual author, but, particularly in American [[culture]], having a strong voice is considered positive and beneficial to both the writer and his or her [[audience]].
==Literature==
*Dorothy Wall, ''Finding Your Writer's Voice'', ISBN 0312151284
==External links==
*[http://www.write4kids.com/feature3.html Finding Your Voice]
*[http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/listeningtovoice.htm Listening to voice]
*[http://www.businessknowhow.com/Writers/Perceptions/pdoyouhear.htm Do you hear what I hear?]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]