Words would always be Wilde'smost powerful defense, and noother writer in the Englishlanguage has used them with thesame elegance
• Words would always be Wilde’s most powerful defense, and no other writer in the English language has used them with the same elegance
. In order to create a magical.,beautiful, fairytale atmosphere,Wilde deliberately uses a poeticand archaic style.Other examplesof this style are inversions,repetitions and frequent use ofsimiles
• In order to create a magical, beautiful, fairytale atmosphere, Wilde deliberately uses a poetic and archaic style.Other examples of this style are inversions, repetitions and frequent use of similes
Language PointsFor want of:for the lake of E.g: For want of a better word, let'scall it Me-firstism For want of something better to do shedecided to try gardening
Language Points • For want of:for the lake of • E.g: For want of a better word, let’s call it Me-firstism. • For want of something better to do she decided to try gardening
Give a ball:give a dance E.g. to give a reception;to give a banquet;to give a cocktail party: to give a press conference:
• Give a ball:give a dance • E.g. to give a reception; • to give a banquet; • to give a cocktail party; • to give a press conference;
Dance to the sound of theharp:dance to the music of theharp.e,.g: The snake would then danceto the music
• Dance to the sound of the harp:dance to the music of the harp. • e,.g: The snake would then dance to the music