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            Charles Dickens writing style can be described as unique.  Dickens is mostly known for his stylistic prose.   Dickens style can generally be considered as being straightforward, uncomplicated, aggressive and direct.  This specific general style can be applied to Dickens novel titled, Barnaby Rudge. This novel ultimately is best known for his soft written stylistic narrative.  The novel ultimately has no narrative intermissions and destructiveness.  Dickens writing style can also be described as a short descriptive style with lots of visual images.  Dickens is also known for his radical and extremist writing style at times. 

            Dickens writing unique style of writing about detailed information but not using plenty of sentence space.  The ability of Dickens to write about small detailed items allows the novel to become more creative and emotional.  It also allows the reader to fully grasp what the author is trying to get across. Through the stylistic use of small deltaic sentences, Dickens also utilizes figurative language to help him complete the narrative.  The figurative language that is commonly utilized by Dickens in order to create this stylistic approach is the use of visual imagery, similes, metaphors, and auditory imagery.  The presence of this specific type of style is seen in the novel, A Tale of Two Cities, where Dickens writes about specific detailed information in the text.  Dickens visually describes the events that occur in the streets of London and Paris. 

Another stylistic approach that is commonly used by Dickens is his utilization of the radical and extremist style.  This specific style can also be witnessed in the novel, A Tale of Two Cities.  This extremist viewpoint is expressed through Dickens writing about the abandoned and poor individuals that are living in the streets of London and Paris.  Dickens ultimately feels remorse towards the poor individuals that are living in the streets and completely alters the extremist government in favor of the poor individuals.   Dickens also uses strong diction to represent the radical and extremist style as well as allowing readers to understand his pity towards the poor individuals living in London.