Abstract:
This study aims to investigate the
style used by Daniel Defoe in his
novel Robinson Crusoe. The study
explores the style of writing in
Defoe‘s novel through features of
style including diction (word
choice) and syntactic structures.
The researchers have used a
descriptive analytical method to
find out the elements of style used
by the author in the story. The data
were collected from different
sources such as the original volume
of the novel Robinson Crusoe,
collections of English literature,
books, periodicals, articles,
websites established in the internet
for the English literature. The
findings revealed that the story is
written in plain, straightforward,
sequentially and lucid colloquial
prose. Written in superb style, the
language is simple and
communicative all through. The
study also revealed that the story is
characterized by the use of minute
details, the form of autobiography
or the first person narrator as a
narrative technique, the use of a
nautical language to add a more
depth to the realistic narration. The
study concluded with some
recommendations in relation to the
analysis of the English literature.
