Question

Read this excerpt from a student’s analytical essay. Alice has a lot of outrageous experiences in the Looking-Glass land. She meets some really interesting and cool characters. Some of them recite poetry. Alice does not really get it. I think she is confused a lot of the time, even if she will not admit it. I think she ought to have gone back home.
The style of this essay is
A.formal.
B.informal.
C.appropriate.
D.humorous.

Answer 1

The style of this essay is informal. This is because words like “ought” are used

Answer 2

Answer: B) Informal.

Explanation: The style in writing can be defined as the way a writer writes. It is the technique that an individual author uses in his writing. It varies from author to author, and depends upon one's syntax, word choice, and tone. In the given excerpt from a student's analytical essay, we can see an example of an informal style of writing, we can see that in the use of informal language like "cool," "Alice does not really get it," etc.