解析鲍尔·恩格尔在《爱荷华圣诞节》中的创作手法

鲍尔·恩格尔是美国当代著名作家,在散文《爱荷华圣诞节》中,作者从孩子的视野出发,讲述儿时一次普通的圣诞节经历。作者灵活运用排比修辞手法,使文章结构紧凑,衔接自然。作者还多次从视觉、听觉和嗅觉角度,形象地刻画了农家圣诞节宴会,细微之处见真情。同时,作者以孩子的口吻讲述圣诞节的所见所闻,通俗易懂,简洁明了。而宗教故事的引用,则使文章富有浓厚的宗教传奇色彩。这些创作技巧的使用,体现了作家独特的创作手法。

On Paul Engle’s Writing Skills in An Iowa Christmas

Paul Engle is a famous contemporary author in America.In the prose, An Iowa Christmas, the author relates a Christmas experience in his childhood from a child’s view.However, by applying the parallel structure, he makes the prose coherent.With the view of vision, hearing, and smelling, the author describes the Christmas dinner held in a farmer’s family, conveying his feelings through details.Meanwhile, the author tells what he sees and hears in a child’s tone, which makes the prose easy to understand.The quotation of religious stories brings the prose strong religious flavor.