To show that modern authors use semicolons less frequently than classic authors is one reason the author includes information about "Sense and Sensibility" and "Twilight"
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The author has put emphasis on the differences between the writings of modern and classical authors.
He has tried to convey how the classical authors' used punctuations differently and how did that change the perception of the reader towards the text.
He points out that the classical authors relied more on punctuations for exhibiting tone differences.
