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What kind of writing style do I have? Do I even have one? <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At some point or the other in your own writing life, you will have found yourself gazing off into the space, a far-off look on your face, wondering if you\u2019ll ever write like Ernest Hemingway or Anne Lamott.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You wouldn\u2019t be the first, and you won\u2019t be the last.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing a writing style comes with much practice and that could take years. But playing around with style and experimenting with it only takes a few hours. If you ask me, one of the best ways to try and develop a writing style is to have fun with it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter lyrical style.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nope, you don\u2019t need to be a songwriter or lyricist to do that. Nope, you don\u2019t need to write lyric poetry either. All you need is your writing spirit, and of course, your ability to have fun. Think of it as a creative writing exercise<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I\u2019ll take you through what lyrical style in prose writing is all about, detail some simple ways of using it in your writing, and provide some great examples of lyrical style in prose writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Lyrical Style In Writing?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good prose writing comes in various shapes, sizes, and styles<\/u><\/a>. When prose is written in an evocative, poetic, and rhythmic manner, it is known as lyrical style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a style, it’s often thought of in regard to lyric poetry<\/a>, but it can be utilised in many types of writing. It often has a beat to it, or a tongue-twister quality, or at least a descriptive poesy to evoke a certain emotion in the reader.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s why we can still recall several verses from Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets and Keats\u2019 odes, if not the full poems. For prose to have the same impact it requires the author to hone that craft with a sense of joy and expertise in equal measure. If you can recall, word-for-word, a specific line or a few lines or an entire paragraph from a book, then, chances are it was the lyrical style that stuck with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examples Of Lyrical Style<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A key element in this style of writing is harnessing beat, structure and length from words, phrases and sentences. This is done by consciously deciding the rhythm, cadence, and length of the sentences. There\u2019s a chance rhythm might vary depending on your own dialect of English, especially if your mother tongue or commonly spoken language is not English, as rhythm depends on how stressed syllables are used (which varies with how English is spoken).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhythm<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rhythm is common in lyric poems (and poetry in general), of course. But it’s quite rare in prose. When authors do manage to pull it off, they pull it off with such flair that you\u2019re bound to remember their lines for ages to come. Contrary to what you might think, it doesn\u2019t have to be a romance novel <\/a>you\u2019re writing to use lyrical style to great effect. Ernest Hemingway does this to elaborate on the setting for his novel A Farewell To Arms<\/em> \u2013 the roar of World War I in an otherwise idyllic Italian village:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The plain was rich with crops; there were many orchards of fruit trees and beyond the plain the mountains were brown and bare. There was fighting in the mountains and at night we could see the flashes from the artillery. In the dark it was like summer lightning, but the nights were cool and there was not the feeling of a storm coming.<\/em> <\/p>\nA Farewell To Arms<\/em> by Ernest Hemingway<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is arguably the simplest use of rhythm and pacing<\/a> without resorting to ornate language. The rhythm, in fact, adds to the dread the reader feels for the dwellers of the village. And if you were to rearrange the lines into verses, they\u2019d read much like lyric poetry:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The plain was rich with crops; <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

there were many orchards of fruit trees<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and beyond the plain the mountains were brown and bare.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was fighting in the mountains<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and at night we could see the flashes from the artillery.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the dark it was like summer lightning,<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

but the nights were cool<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and there was not the feeling of a storm coming.<\/em> <\/p>\nA Farewell To Arms<\/em> by Ernest Hemingway<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Cadence<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cadence is how words are grouped together \u2013 as standalone phrases or joined by conjunctions and accentuated by punctuations. If there\u2019s one author who does this with flair, it\u2019s Anne Lamott. In her New York Times bestseller Bird By Bird<\/em>, she writes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.<\/em><\/p>\nBird By Bird<\/em> by Anne Lamott<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Two things stand out here, right away. One: how Lamott uses cadence to evoke a certain emotion in the reader. Two: how that usage amplifies the meaning of her prose. The first sentence is short, giving the reader that sense of isolation. The second sentence conveys the expansiveness she\u2019s talking about, by way of using the conjunction \u2018and\u2019 twice, and the colon. The double \u2018and\u2019 expands the sentence, while the colon opens up a gateway for something phenomenal \u2013 feeding the soul. In this instance, Lamott has essentially garnered expansiveness from her use of lyrical style in prose writing. What makes this sweeter is that the prose is all about writing itself and what it\u2019s capable of evoking in us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length Of Sentence<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sentence length is, of course, in reference to the number of words you choose to put before a full-stop.  Believe it or not, Barack Obama, former President of the USA is quite the prolific writer himself and uses lyrical prose to great effect in his memoir A Promised Land<\/em>. As can be expected, politics is a prominent theme in the book, and yet, where he intends to move the reader, he capitalises on the length of sentences (particularly long sentences) as the carrier of that impact. In describing a trip to The Great Wall Of China, he writes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The day was cold, the wind cutting, the sun a dim watermark on the gray sky, and no one said much as we trudged up the steep stone ramparts that snaked along the mountain\u2019s spine<\/em>.<\/p>\nA Promised Land<\/em> by Barack Obama<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If that isn\u2019t a lengthy sentence, then I don\u2019t know what is. The only thing as lengthy as that sentence is perhaps how time seemed to drag for Obama on that trip! The sombre weather, the grim locale and the silence between Obama and his co-travellers all add to what must have been one long hike up the mountain.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repetition Of Sounds<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The length of the sentence is not the only thing adding style to Obama\u2019s prose, though. I\u2019d be surprised if you didn\u2019t notice the repeating sounds of \u2018d\u2019, \u2018t\u2019, and \u2018s\u2019. It actually helps add that touch of witty sense of humour we know Obama to have. This leads us to the next aspect of lyrical style \u2013 sounds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the repetition of sounds, there are three poetic devices \u2013 assonance (or repeated vowel sounds in multiple words), consonance (or repeated consonant sounds in multiple words), and alliteration (or repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple words). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeating consonants and vowels in a verse or even a whole stanza isn\u2019t a new thing for poets and repetition is particularly prominent in lyric poetry. If anything, it\u2019s expected. When writers of prose do it, however, it\u2019s often a conscious move. Using poetic techniques\/devices like assonance, consonance, and alliteration can bring beauty to prose. In fact, the inherent beat they create is highly effective in drawing readers\u2019 attention to a particular piece of description<\/a>, adding a bit of theatrics to the ordinary.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take this extract for instance: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He looked exactly as much as usual\u2014all pink and silver as to skin and hair, all straightness and starch as to figure and dress\u2014the man in the world least connected with anything unpleasant.<\/em><\/p>\nThe Wings Of Dove<\/em> by Henry James<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is a line from American-born British author Henry James\u2019 novel The Wings Of Dove<\/em>. I, for one, am carried away by how \u2018as much as usual\u2019 maintains a kind of tempo with \u2018with anything unpleasant\u2019, and \u2018skin and hair\u2019 with \u2018figure and dress\u2019. The innate rhythm is obvious, just as the character\u2019s \u201cproperness\u201d is evident from his dressing sense. James\u2019 use of assonance here, with varying \u2018a\u2019 sound, makes the reader picture a prim \u2013 perhaps even prude \u2013 person.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How To Use Lyrical Style In Your Writing<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It sure is fun to incorporate lyrical style into your own writing; it makes writing almost musical and creates sentences that resemble song lyrics. Bear in mind though, that the lyrical quality doesn\u2019t come from sounds alone. The visual you create using this technique is just as important; if anything, the sounds are meant to aid you in amplifying the visual. So, don\u2019t lose sight of the sacred rule \u2013 show, don\u2019t tell<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you use alliteration and consonance but end up telling the reader what to feel, then, then all the poetic and lyrical quality would be futile. Don\u2019t tell the reader Mr. Numpty felt foolish<\/em>. Show the reader how Mr. Numpty found a feather on his stroll, thought it lucky, and took it for a sign, until he looked further ahead to see several flocks of birds<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As invigorating as it might be to play with lyrical prose writing, be cautious of making it too purple. Purple prose<\/a> is basically writing which is so excessively ornate that it takes the reader away from the story and fixates them on the ornate description. It is essentially an overdose of adjectives, adverbs, metaphors and poetic devices that take away an intelligent reader\u2019s joy in experiencing the story. Imagine asking someone for direction and that person instantly bursts into a mode of singing<\/em> the direction. The singing might be great, but it might not let you gather the directions you need. You\u2019d be lost between the keys and notes!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a popular example of purple prose, an extract from the 1830 novel Paul Clifford<\/em> by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents\u2014except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.<\/em> <\/p>\nPaul Clifford<\/em> by Edward Bulwer-Lytton<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why tell<\/em> us that it was a dark and stormy night, when the rest of the description shows just that? Why say violent<\/em> gust<\/em> of wind, when gust<\/em> already conveys how violent the wind must have been? Why say fiercely<\/em> agitating<\/em>, when agitating by itself does the job? And why, oh why<\/em>, do we need to be told that the scene is set in London; I mean, why else was this scene written anyway! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s look at lyrical writing with metaphors that could easily have turned purple but didn\u2019t, because the author knew where to pull the reigns. Sandhya Menon\u2019s When Dimple Met Rishi<\/em> is a young adult fiction debut; and yet, the restraint Menon shows in this writing is commendable:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His eyes reminded her of old apothecary bottles, deep brown, when the sunlight hit them and turned them almost amber. Dimple loved vintage things. She followed a bunch of vintage photography accounts on Instagram, and old apothecary bottles were a favorite subject.<\/em> <\/p>\nWhen Dimple Met Rishi<\/em> by Sandhya Menon<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Do you see the difference between purple prose and lyrical writing? On a scale of Ernest Hemingway to Edward Bulwer-Lytton, you want to fall closer to the former, where lyrical prose is concerned. Less purple, more lavender. In essence, grandiose, flowery, and sugary are all fine, and might even be necessary when the scene or setting calls for it, but redundancy is not.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Descriptions of nature are a common pitfall for purple prose; we writers tend to get carried away by the majesty of the landscape and the opportunity to use sensory language<\/a>. Sometimes, it\u2019s the character\u2019s grand introduction that becomes entwined with purple prose. Nearly every writer, especially in the beginning of their career is bound to write purple prose, and even think it reads great. But that\u2019s absolutely okay; it\u2019s a learning curve, almost a rite of passage. If your prose is purple at the drafting stage, then let it be purple. At the stage of editing, though, make sure to rewrite and adjust the tint to a softer hue. Let your writing breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top Tips For Writing Lyrically<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Weigh the importance of the passage before deciding on its rhythm, cadence, length of sentences and repetitive sounds.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Think of how you want to use different punctuation to evoke different emotions in the reader. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Don\u2019t overdo alliteration, consonance and assonance, unless you\u2019re aiming to sound silly on purpose.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Purple or lavender, at the draft stage, make sure not to take yourself too seriously. Have fun with lyrical writing and let your words flow. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • At the editing stage, ensure you read your work with the hawk eyes of an editor. Weed out the redundancies, hysterics and melodrama. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Read James McCreet\u2019s column \u2018Under The Microscope\u2019 in Writing<\/em> magazine every month. He dissects 300 words for style and also suggests rewrites. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Read contemporary poems, if you don\u2019t already. Our modern poets have a great flair for pulling off lyrical style, without overdosing the reader on beauty. You could also look at lyric poetry in particular for some inspiration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Benefits Of Lyrical Style In Prose<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    No writer uses lyrical style exclusively throughout their story. That would be an overkill, turning the writing purple. The idea behind using lyrical style in prose is to try and spruce up your own writing, all the while having a bit of fun. Lyrical prose writing is simply one of the many tools in a writer\u2019s kit of creativity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are some of the ways in which you can benefit from trying lyrical prose in your writing: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • If your writing has a hard quality, then you might want to occasionally change it up with a bit of lyrical style where the text allows it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When a character is not easily likeable, but you\u2019d like your reader to stick up for them, you could ease the reader in, using lyrical prose to introduce that character. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Lyrical writing works very well when you want to use irony in your story. It adds a layer of emphasis on the subtle humour you\u2019re trying to pull off. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      How Do You Write Prose Beautifully?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      If you\u2019d like to write evocative prose, then learn to view every sentence as a story, in and of itself. And yet, you can\u2019t let it take the reader away from your actual story. Knowing how to let your writing breathe is just as important. It\u2019s a balance, one that you can learn to maintain through rigorous rounds of self-editing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      What Is Lyrical Writing?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      When prose comes with rhythm, cadence, repetition of sounds and conscious sentence lengths, it makes for lyrical writing. Cadence is my personal favourite, a lyrical writing technique I\u2019m practising consciously. I love how sentence structuring and punctuations can play a major role in evoking the emotion the text itself attempts.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      What Is Purple Prose?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Purple is known as a colour of royalty, and as its name suggests, purple prose is the excessively grandiose or ornate quality of descriptive writing. It is often ridden with an overdose of metaphors, redundant adjectives and adverbs, and verbosity. It tends to remove the reader from the story, and instead indulge them in the extravagant beauty of the language itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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