The Style of writing is the technique of writing. It is important because it serves as a guide for the author. It specifies how he chooses his type of words and how he puts them together and the tone in which he addresses his readers to arrive at his object. The Reflective style of writing is regarded as being different from the usual academic styles because it more personal in nature. Other styles are: Narrative, Expository or Argumentative, Descriptive and Persuasive.
In the example given:
"A writer who publishes her feelings and insights taken from a journal she kept while mountain climbing in the Himalayas" has used a(n) _____ style of writing
This type of writing is reflective because the writer describes an activity in which she practiced. It therefore becomes a personal experience and opinion, where she exposes her inner thoughts as she climbs. The writer most often exposes her feelings while also incorporating some sensory and imagery details, which should paint a scenario, quite vivid for the interested reader.
This part of the excerpt seems to be correct as it reveals that the diet alone is responsible for his ninth birthday: "It had plenty of room to expand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment; and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed his having any ninth birth-day at all."
