Summarize the points made in the lecture, explaining how they relate to the points made in the reading. Use specific examples and details from both passages in your answer.
Ernest Hemmingway was a great American author who lived from 1899 to 1961. The writer highlights the defects in Hemmingway's writing style. Though Hemmingway is a popular author, the the passage describes about how he failed to be the best author. On the other hand, the speaker argues that the rhetorical style of Hemmingway was an advantage rather than a disadvantage. Furthermore, the speaker goes about discussing different kinds of rhetoric techniques, that are good enough to validate Hemmingway's excellent writing style.
First of all, the author accepts the fact that He...
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Score: 28 in 30
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 1 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 25 9
No. of Words: 458 250
No. of Characters: 2472 900
No. of Different Words: 226 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.626 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.397 4.6
Word Length SD: 3.035 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 183 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 151 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 112 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 94 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18.32 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.274 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.36 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.34 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.475 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.169 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4