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There are many literary techniques of writing that Charles Dickens

There are many literary techniques of writing that Charles Dickens constantly demonstrates in his novel Great Expectations These include emotional dialogue suspense point of view as well as the use of imagery and symbolism As seen in the excerpt above Dickens loves detail and spinning elegant language His wordiness creates for long overdrawn sentences yet his use of elegant language and detail draws in the reader and further creates an atmosphere of suspense The mood of the entire novel is one of mystery tension and thrilling suspense The most memorable opening scene in which the orphaned Pip kneeling and weeping over his parents graves is frightened by a figure emerging from the mists It is the runaway convict Magwitch From this moment onward the sinister note of criminality taints every major character Part of the poetry of Dickens s work lies in its its supercharged emotional atmosphere yet Dickens knew how to utilize comic relief Through his many touches of humour Dickens was able to amuse the reader and further draw them in and keep them engaged His wordiness is often used to create humor as are his characters names 



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