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

AExtremely concise and direct

BInfinitely extensible and digressive

CStrictly formal and academic

DMinimalist and understated

Answer:

B. Infinitely extensible and digressive

Read Explanation:

  • Style mirrors encyclopaedic ambition.

  • Built on endless digressions.

  • Contrast to Donne’s clipped style.


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