Ceremony

by Leslie Marmon Silko

Ceremony: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Silko employs a distinctive style in Ceremony, drawing from Pueblo Laguna tradition to intersperse prose and narrative writing with poetry. Many oral histories and legends, including those of Indian American groups, take the form of poetry. By including these unconventional excerpts, Silko maintains the Laguna Pueblo traditions, not entirely adhering to the more classical western narrative style utilized in many novels.