Ap English Literature Comparative Essay

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Comparing ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen with ‘Standing in another Man’s grave’ by Ian Rankin For my comparing prose essay I will be comparing the two books ‘Sense and Sensibility’, by Jane Austen and ‘Standing in another Man’s Grave’, by Ian Rankin. These books have similarities and differences which makes them good to compare. In the two books I have chosen the language in them is very different. Compared to Rankin’s ‘Standing in another Man’s Grave’, Austen’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ uses much more archaic language. The language in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ is from the time the book is set (1790s) so it is old, standard English. Austin uses words such as “nay” and “Cowper” which are words no longer used in a general conversation in today’s world as they are archaic words. Austin uses no modern language unlike Rankin does in his novel. As well as modern language in the dialect Rankin gives his characters accents. With Rebus being Scottish he uses words such as “aye” which helps the reader understand the main…show more content…
Austen’s book is set in the countryside and she goes into deep detail about places such as Barton Cottage. She describes Barton Valley as “a pleasant, fertile spot, well wooded, and rich in pasture”. Austen goes into so much detail that the reader can imagine these places which helps the reader get much more involved into the book. Rankin’s novel is a lot more city based (Edinburgh) and like Austen, Rankin goes into a lot of detail to describe the setting. One setting he describes with such detail is the beach with it “stretched out for hundreds of yards” the “rocky outcrops” and the “clouds visible in the sky”. Rankin goes into such depth, its creates vivid images in the readers mind, like they are there, with the character witnessing the same things, which helps deepen the story and the reader feels more involved with the story and its

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