voice

/ˈvɔɪs/

the distinctive personality and style of a writer

voice in a sentence

“Hemingway's voice is spare and muscular. Didion's is precise and melancholic.”

Latin vox (voice), metaphorically extended to writing

Related Words

tone

the author's attitude toward subject or audience

the level of formality in language

diction

word choice and vocabulary level

syntax

the arrangement of words and phrases

cadence

the rhythm and flow of prose

parataxis

placing clauses side by side without subordination