ABSTRACT
I have already touched on how we say things in considering different forms of writing. I wish to enlarge on it in this chapter. This is not just a matter of clarity and conciseness. We might wish to convey a sense of atmosphere, ethos, mood or tone. As discussed in Chapter 4, we might want to represent feelings and emotions, to re-create people’s experiences, to transport the reader to a scene in order to deepen understanding. We might want to explore some of our own innermost thoughts and feelings, in a way that promises to cast light on some general aspect of human experience. This is less a matter of categories and themes as presented in Chapter 3 (though these might still be helpful) and more one of expression. Some, such as free-flow or stream of consciousness writing, might be the exact structural opposite of those discussed in Chapter 3. How do you do these things? What forms and figures of speech are used? What textual strategies are there available? How are they used in academic writing? And how can we ensure their quality?
