A Stylistic Study Of Bola Babalola’s Love In Colour
Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies (SGOJAHDS), Vol.7 No.4
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https://doi.org/10.60951/afrischolar-342Keywords:
Love in Colour, Bola Babalola, Systemic Functional Grammar, Stylistic StudyAbstract
This research focuses on the stylistic study of Bola Babalola's Love in Colour. The objectives were to review the concept of style and stylistics, to examine the stylistic elements inherent in the text selected for the study and to assess how the presence of stylistic features has facilitated the understanding of the text. Michael Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar was chosen as the theoretical framework. The study used the simple random sampling technique to select relevant data based on the content of the text. The findings of this research are that the author has made optimum use of stylistic and graphological elements to present her story and the application of these elements has facilitated a better understanding of her text. The study concludes that adequate use of stylistic devices has accelerated both thought and action through the utterances and peculiar style of the author. This work complements the ongoing discourse in the field of stylistics.
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