Journal #12

In relation to the chapter on POV’s, chapter 8 explains to readers the type of voice you want that POV to have. For instance, one of my personal favorite types to read is the conversational voice. I enjoy the way it isn’t so formal. The conversational voice in first person POV gives me a sense that the narrator is directly talking to me, it feels more real, more attention grabbing. Another option is the informal voice, this is more blunt as opposed to the chatty conversational voice. Then you have the formal voice, with this, the writer’s word choice is chosen very carefully, and typically descriptive. The formal voice is in a way in which someone would not actually speak in real life. An example the chapter provides is the following, “Suddenly a weird, startling cry sounded in his very ears, and everything beneath him seemed to heave and tremble.” See, no one actually speaks like that on a day to day basis, unless maybe you are a professional presenter. There are many more voice types but one more is the ceremonial voice. The best way to think of this is as an old person may speak. A good example is the story of Oliver Twist. Again, out of all these I seem to find the conversational voice my favorite. It also just seems easier to write, like it would come out more naturally as if I were journaling. 

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