tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post1650228148919812981..comments2024-03-28T06:05:17.085-04:00Comments on THE READING APE: Dictionary of Fictional Techniques: The Generalized Categoricalthe Apehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-33167646902793168432011-01-21T09:39:47.033-05:002011-01-21T09:39:47.033-05:00Clare-
Yup, I think you're right there. In ord...Clare-<br />Yup, I think you're right there. In order of descending connection "Y is a X" then "Y is some kind of X" and then finally "Y is like some kind of X" Does that sound right?<br /><br />Gums-<br />I can tell already that the dialogue taxonomy is going to be a real bear (and badger, and wolverine, and possum). Thanks for the example, and I'll file it away for future use.the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-56577521890146534942011-01-20T18:05:09.165-05:002011-01-20T18:05:09.165-05:00Ah, yes, this may not be what you are looking for ...Ah, yes, this may not be what you are looking for but in The thousand autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Mitchell puts the thoughts of characters in italics (during both conversations - plain text for speech, italics for thoughts - and action).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-66414451380293695722011-01-20T17:12:50.389-05:002011-01-20T17:12:50.389-05:00Fascinating project ... I cam here via Kerry, of H...Fascinating project ... I cam here via Kerry, of Hungry like the wolf, and think I'll come back.<br /><br />I have of course come across many different dialogue formats but can I recollect any? Hmmm, I think there was one recently that used italics interestingly. I'll let you know if I remember it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-10352409887376278402011-01-20T09:32:17.289-05:002011-01-20T09:32:17.289-05:00Adding "like", for me, distances the com...Adding "like", for me, distances the comparison from the character or the object being compared—in <b>Interpolations</b>'s example, I imagine the reeking issue as separate from the character, whereas in the examples above, it's vaguer and closer to home. <br /><br />I think I'm going to like this feature.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783751107843469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-47268924168772437542011-01-19T17:57:52.401-05:002011-01-19T17:57:52.401-05:00I'm not surprised that Wood doesn't like i...I'm not surprised that Wood doesn't like it, given his preference for realism. Adding the metaphorical element (like) in your example seems a sub-category, though I'll need to think about what that adds/subtracts.the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-50679085995963755352011-01-19T17:29:55.203-05:002011-01-19T17:29:55.203-05:00C. McCarthy does this quite a bit in his fiction. ...C. McCarthy does this quite a bit in his fiction. To wit: "And he went forth stained and stinking like some reeking issue of the incarnate dam of war herself." Critics like J. Wood find it vexing. Personally I like it. Cheers, KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com