Expressive Punctuation: Contrasting sentence lengths
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Introduction
UNIVERSAL
Middle years and up
expressive punctuation
contrasting sentence lengths
emphasis
contrast
- Purpose
- Learn to adjust sentence length for expressive effect.
- Description
- This lesson looks at effects that can be created by simply contrasting the sentence lengths in a paragraph. It uses simple examples from reflective memoirs such as Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle.