Form and Technique

Introduction

Scope

Essential Objectives

Material for the Review

Bibliographical Data

Classification

Author and Author Purpose

Value and Significance

Reviewing Specific Types of Books

Publication

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Form and Technique

An author carefully chooses the form and various writing techniques to use to develop ideas. A book reviewer decides whether or not these choices are appropriate and effective. Do certain techniques aid or impede the author's purpose? What passages from the book best exemplify these techniques? Consider the elements of form and technique in the following types of work:

Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry

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Form and Technique