Striking words/phrases: no soul save he, swale, gnashing, sprent, scarcely, bitter, citizenry, hobbled, raggedyman
Elements of Diction
Elevation: Words such as gnashing and scarcely have a high diction. I think most of the descriptive words in this passage have a high diction. [Redo!]
Connotation: Cormac McCarthy writes with a sort of lyricism that highlights the descriptive language he uses in his dactylic passage.
Concreteness: The complex language bolsters McCarthy's abstract nature through his passage from his novel Blood Meridian.
Full Claim:
The descriptive passage taken from Cormac McCarthy's novel, Blood Meridian, conveys the unjaded sentimentality of the main character.
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