Blog Posts on novelists

Imagery and Irony by Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 on May 16, 2010In addition to point of view, style, and symbolism, novelists use many other specific techniques in their works. Two of the most important are imagery, the collection of descriptive details that appeal to the senses and emotions of the reader by crea...

Techniques of the Novel by Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 on May 3, 2010There are several major techniques that novelists employ to make their novels rich in meaning and rewarding to the reader, including point of view, style, and symbolism. Novelists also use a number of minor devices such as imagery and irony. The most...

Genres of the Novel by Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 on Apr 22, 2010Novels can be classified into dozens of genres, and novels may belong to several of these categories at the same time. Distinctions among genres can be drawn in many ways. Such distinctions include the form in which the works are written, such as epi...