What is Style?

When I think about style in writing, many different elements immediately come to mind. I think of style as what makes a piece of writing unique, interesting and appealing. Writers can achieve various styles in their writing through the use of voice, tone, organization, sentence structure, word use, description, etc. Even though some might think that style refers to dramatic elements in writing, it can actually be very subtle and straight-forward; consequently, style doesn't automatically mean the writing is "loud." Style allows readers to form their own impressions of the writer and his message, which I think is what makes reading and writing so exciting.