1 Romanticism,Washington Irving.pptVIP

3.3.4. Analysis of writing style 1. The use of humor Humor (sentences written in a funny way in order to amuse the reader) Jocular humor—Irving (for fun, for amusement) Satirical humor—Mark Twain (to satirize, to criticize) Tearful humor—O’ Henry (arouse sympathy on the poor) Black humor—Joseph Heller (humor in facing death) 2. Graceful, refined, fluent, dignified and standard language. His essays are models of English. 3. Romantic imagination and fantasies 4. Vivid and picturesque description of setting 3.4. Comments on Irving He is the first American man of letters to support himself as a