Sunday, August 21, 2011

Nabokov Essay Blog #32 How is the essay organized?

Nabokov's "Good Readers and Good Writers" is organized, I think, in a typical essay format. Vladimir Nabokov uses paragraphs and lists such as any other normal type of essay would have used. He states his points and then explains why he thinks how he thinks then he lets you form your own opinions about what he has said. He doesn't just state something and expect you to understand and agree with his points that he makes. Vladimir Nabokov also uses rhetorical devices in the essay "Good Readers and Good Writers" to get his points across with out coming across as forceful. Rhetorical devices are a more uncommon approach to essay writing but it is very effective in this essay when used the way that he uses them. He asks a question, or well several questions in a row and asks them in such a way that you just know which answer is the correct one. However, he does not just give you the answer, he does though want you to think about the question that he is asking in the essay. Other than the use of rhetorical devices in this essay it is a perfectly normal organized essay. Vladimir Nabokov did a beautiful job with the skillful writing in this essay. (:

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