Genre, Convention, Technique & Structure Writing is both an art and a craft, where form and content are carefully constructed and language and style artistically embellish the whole. Discuss in what ways at least two works you have studied effectively combine both art and craft.

Genre, Convention, Technique & Structure
Writing is both an art and a craft, where form and content are carefully constructed and language and style artistically embellish the whole. Discuss in what ways at least two works you have studied effectively combine both art and craft.

What are artistic elements and what are elements of craft?

Holistic literary elements (e.g. thematic ideas, plot, characterization, etc.) vs formal/technical elements of language, possibly?

How might technical aspects of language be crafted to convey artistic, holistic literary elements to create a certain effect on the reader?

What literary elements of my texts are conveyed & emphasized through the formal elements of language used to convey them?

Are events/interactions/settings juxtaposed in their positioning in the plot to convey themes & ideas?

Are characters described with certain stylistic devices, perhaps to set them up as foils?

Are themes, symbols, etc. expressed with varying use of language (e.g. register/prose)?

Do certain text-specific elements (e.g. stage directions) emphasize said literary elements?

How might context influence literary elements themselves & the language elements used to convey them?

What is the effect of all this on the reader? What effect do literary elements, emphasized by elements of language, have on the reader?