Hemingway’s five rules for writing

Incoming Juniors are reading The Sun Also Rises, and they might find Hemingway’s five rules helpful in rhetorical analysis of his work.  Note that Hemingway himself is ambivalent to ironic about rhetoric — keep that in mind:

http://www.copyblogger.com/ernest-hemingway-top-5-tips-for-writing-well

One may love him or hate him — he did win the Pulitzer Prize.  What do you think about these rules?

 

 

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7 Comments on “Hemingway’s five rules for writing”

  1. K. Lawlor Says:

    If Pulitzers were so great then Joyce Carol Oates wouldn’t have been nominated for one.

  2. devin Says:

    I believe it, string beans seek each othr out

  3. K. Lawlor Says:

    Very mature. The temptation to descend all the way down to your level is too great:
    Mr. Carino’s secret mistress:
    http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/achristie.jpg
    I can only assume you’re a big fan of Hercule Poirot.

  4. mrcarino Says:

    I must admit that I brought that upon myself. I must also concede that Agatha was a rather handsome woman in her day.

  5. K. Lawlor Says:

    Perhaps by England’s standards, yes.

  6. michaeldepaola Says:

    Isn’t Ernest Hemingway a little like Mr. Sides, adventurous and defying convention? Besides, isn’t his insight a bit over your head.


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