Style

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Collins displays his rich writing style in The Woman in White. The novel brims with imagery, similes, metaphors, and other literary devices from the start of the First Epoch through the end of the Third Epoch. He packs the novel with a large cast of characters, several of whom have strong, unique personalities that Collins embellishes upon quite liberally, sometimes using these opportunities to infuse the narrative with a bit of much-needed comedic relief, thus keeping the novel from veering too heavily into serious, melodramatic territory.