STYLISTICS - AN ANALYSIS OF ROALD DAHL’S GEORGE’S MARVELOUS MEDICINE AND THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME - TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON ESTABLISHING WRITING STYLE

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This qualitative study provides insights on establishing writing style through stylistic analysis of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvelous Medicine and The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me. Literary analysis is conducted using data collected directly from both books, aiming to benefit English majors seeking practical understanding of effective writing style. Findings identify four outstanding style elements: lead sentences, a rhyme-scheme poem, peculiar chosen words, and personification. Reading Dahl’s works is also examined for possible positive and negative influences.

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STYLISTICS: AN ANALYSIS OF ROALD DAHL’S GEORGE’S MARVELOUS MEDICINE AND THE GIRRAFE AND THE PELLY AND ME TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON ESTABLISHING WRITING STYLE Debora Chaterin S., MAEd English Education Department, Universitas Advent Indonesia, Bandung Barat e-mail: [deborachaterins@gmail.com](deborachaterins@gmail.com) Abstract. This study aims to provide insights on establishing writing style through stylistic analysis on Roald Dahl’s George Marvelous Medicine and The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me. This is a qualitative study which focuses on literary analysis. The data was collected from those two books. Evidently this study will bring benefit to English majors to gain insights on how to establish effective writing style. The findings of this study show that Dahl has four outstanding elements for writing style: Lead Sentences, Rhyme-schemed poem, Peculiar Chosen Words, and Concept of Personification. Although Dahl’s books have great insight on establishing one’s writing style, there are some positive and negative influence that should be considered in reading Dahl’s masterpieces. The positive influence is Keywords: Stylistics, elements of writing style, literary analysis INTRODUCTION English majors have possible careers in teaching, publishing, public relations, advertising, or media. A degree in English provides occupations to be considered, such as English teacher, copywriter, columnist, critic, editor, correspondent, technical writer or writer/author for non-profit organizations. Therefore, students who hold English degree should comprehend the statement of Hoover and Lattig (2007) regarding style of writing; where in, he states that learners should be knowledgeable in understanding usage of words to delve the potential effect of writers’ message; they should know the style and language of poems, novels, and plays to draw upon the terminology and methodology of disciplines which focus on the fundamental units and principles of all linguistic usage, such as phonemes, rhythmic sequences, grammatical classes, forms of syntactic organization and so on. In addition, Ramet (2004) accentuated writers who have established their writing style own ability to showcase their potential by creating a written masterpiece. However beginner writers should consider that writing style cannot be established in one day; rather it should be establish naturally over time; in the long run, they will gradually learn how to blend a fiction world or fictional characters and how each paragraph is centralized with the narrative. To establish effective writing style, it can be seen through the telescope of stylistics. Stockwell and Whitely (2004) stated stylistics is the study of literary discourse which forms a linguistic orientation. It is part of linguistics which concentrates on variation in the use of language. Furthermore, Bradford,(2005) said stylistic is the study that has to do with making choices. Many kinds of professional writing aims for effective transfer of information. Furthermore, as stated by Simpson (2004), stylistics is considered to be a tool to explore language and creativity in language use; therefore, it is important for English majors to understand stylistics in order to establish their style of writing and make known their writings to public. In order to provide insights on how to establish effective writing style, the writer utilized masterpieces of Roald Dahl. The reason behind choosing Roald Dahl’s masterpieces is because he is known to be one of the world’s most talented children’s authors. The writer of this study took joy in reading his masterpieces. He was a British writer who was famous for his ingenious short stories and macabre children’s book. He had written hundreds of books in his lifetime. He wrote books for children, teenagers, and adults. Many of his notable words had been made into movies, namely Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Frost, to name a few. Cullingford (2000)

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What is the purpose of the study on Roald Dahl’s works?

The study aims to provide insights on establishing writing style through stylistic analysis of two Roald Dahl books: George’s Marvelous Medicine and The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me.

What research method and type of study are used?

The study is qualitative and focuses on literary analysis, with data collected from the two selected books.

Which four elements of writing style does the study identify in Dahl’s writing?

The study identifies lead sentences, a rhyme-scheme poem, peculiar chosen words, and the concept of personification as four outstanding elements of Dahl’s style.

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