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It's interesting you use Jane Austen as an example, as I have found her books to be filled with more than enough detail to picture the scenes quite distinctly.
by theluketaylor 8y ago
It's interesting you use Jane Austen as an example, as I have found her books to be filled with more than enough detail to picture the scenes quite distinctly.
I find it particularly interesting that your algorithm has identified the argument between Elizabeth and Lady Catherine as the most passive page, when in fact it's one of the most tense exchanges between any two characters and is dripping with sarcasm on both sides. They use the passive voice to insulate the argument and add a veneer of social acceptability.
Have you done any analysis to see how your tools handle irony? The description makes it seem words are taken at face value, but really good prose usually operates on several levels.