A Horseman in the Sky
by Ambrose Bierce
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A Horseman in the Sky: Style 1 key example

Key Examples in A Horseman in the Sky

Part 2
Explanation and Analysis:

Bierce’s writing style in “A Horseman in the Sky” shifts over the course of the story. In Parts 1 and 4, his style is somewhat journalistic. (Bierce did, in fact, have a career as a journalist before starting to write fiction.) In Part 1, Bierce spends several paragraphs simply describing the topography of the landscape in which Druse is stationed, and, in Part 4, Bierce captures in minimalist language a short conversation between Druse and his sergeant (revealing the plot twist that the horseman is Druse’s father).