Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 4 AIL 0340 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Naming Fielding's Tone
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The idea
Sustained verbal irony again, but the heat differs from Swift's. Fielding is mocking a type and enjoying the performance, which puts him nearer the Horatian end. Two passages using one device can still need different tone words, and that is the distinction the exam pays for.
In practice
Same device, different heat.
Where people slip
Nearer Horatian than Swift is.
Your place on the trail
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