In literature class, we created grammar notebooks, places
for us to practice and improve our storytelling by using correct grammar. We
also looked at the syntax of a description of Ichabod Crane to determine more
about his character. There was an abundance of meaning in just those few
sentences, demonstrating the astounding effect of organization. Any effective writer
must know how to play with structure to convey more information than could be
contained in words alone. However, to ensure that the reader can understand the
base message, the author must stay away from overly complex or scrambled
organization, like we are learning with our notebooks. Hence, to be an
effective storyteller, one must walk the fine line of inserting meaning with
syntax and hiding it with incorrect grammar. If this is done correctly than the
reader sees more of the picture in the writer’s head and the gap between the
two minds is closed. This is especially important in historical texts because
the author is, in essence, documenting an event with their words. If the
historian or reader cannot glean an accurate representation of what happened,
then that moment of history is skewed in its representation and many people are
misinformed, possibly leading to future consequences. Overall, syntactical
structure and its manipulation within the realm of proper grammar is imperative
to the success of any storyteller, particularly when that story is of
historical value.
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