Question

Burton’s fascination with excess necessitated a prose style that was:

• A. Extremely concise and direct
• B. Infinitely extensible and digressive
• C. Strictly formal and academic
• D. Minimalist and understated

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Infinitely extensible and digressive

• Style mirrors encyclopaedic ambition.

• Built on endless digressions.

• Contrast to Donne’s clipped style.