UNVEILING PSYCHOLOGICAL ENIGMA: A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF “THE SILENT PATIENT” BY ALEXANDER MICHAELIDES

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine linguistic and stylistic features in the novel "The Silent Patient" by Alexander Michaelides by using stylistic analysis. Stylistics has a very influential role in linguistic analysis because of various shapes and structures. In the novel there are psychological aspects that make it more appropriate for such stylistic analysis. The novel has certain sections, and each section contributes to the larger story. This study will deal with the first portion of the novel that highlights both characteristics that are stylistic and linguistic. In this research Leech and Short's [2007] framework has been used for stylistic analysis having different levels such as phonological, semantic, syntactic, and graphological levels. With the use of this framework, a detailed analysis of the language aspect has been done. Findings concluded that the writer various varieties of language and stylistic aspects in the novel "The Silent Patient" so that it can transfer powerful ideas and thoughts. The study highlights the presence of different poetic devices such as simile, metaphor, anaphora, alliteration, parallelism and onomatopoeia. This analysis sheds light on the linguistic and stylistic strategies that create narrative in the novel "The Silent Patient”.