Stylistics
Stylistics is an area of study that combines linguistics with literary analysis and criticism. Stylistics looks at various forms of written work and attempts to explain both the structure and logic of the style of writing. Another way of looking at stylistics is that is relates to everything other than the explicit meaning of what is being said. … Keep Reading → It seeks to examine the “how” of written communication rather than merely the “what.” An example is the examination of meter and rhythm in poetry. Another example is the classic categorization of writings into genres. In the case of fiction writing stylistics would drill down even further to analyze the specific methods used to communicate the story. It could be through use of symbolism or metaphor for example. It would also look at whether the story was told in the first person or in another way. Virtually any element that speaks to the style in which the writing is constructed falls under the category of stylistics.
