Stylistic analysis of charles lamb’s essay dream children-reverie

https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v5n6.760

Authors

  • Kainat Ali Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Shadab Fatima Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Tarique Tarique University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia
  • Rashid Ali Chandio Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sindh, Pakistan

Keywords:

charles lamb, literary, style, stylistic analysis, themes

Abstract

The study has been designed to analyze a literary piece that is “Dream Children Reverie” written by Charles Lamb via stylistics. The stylistic study deals with linguistic, graphological, phonological, grammatical, syntactical and structural aspects of the essay.  In the study, the text has been explicated via stylistics analysis of the literary devices and style in which the text has been composed of. The study excavates various literary devices from the essay like symbolism, imagery, humor, and pathos that provides ancillary support to the overall meaning and impact of the essay. The present paper is a comprehensive study of literary text via a linguistic perspective.   In addition, the study is also useful to find out themes in the essay Dream Children Reverie and it ensures to depict the self-portraying nature of the composition.

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Published

2019-10-26

How to Cite

Ali, K., Fatima, S., Tarique, T., & Chandio, R. A. (2019). Stylistic analysis of charles lamb’s essay dream children-reverie. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 5(6), 68–77. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v5n6.760

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 6: November 2019

Section

Research Articles
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