Style Mapping

An excerpt on page 49 of Cather in the Rye's diction is blunt as he casually creates labels for people. It  is also vulgar and common making the story relate to the reader. This contrasts with an excerpt from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, which is elevated, intricate and fancy. The connotation is figurative and lyrical while the sound melodious as it flows along, defying many grammatical laws. The elevation from an excerpt from Neil Gaiman's Stardust is scholarly but not too advanced, so it is mostly unnoticeable. This is also the same with the connotation because it is higher than journalistic, yet less than lyrical, making it almost invisible to the reader.