C—Rhetoric

  1. Explain and illustrate the principle of coherence, (a) in the sentence, (b) in the paragraph.
  2. Define and illustrate simple, complex, and compound sentences. Write a brief account of a happening of yesterday; first write it in simple sentences only, then rewrite it in complex and compound sentences.
  3. Comment on the use of the italicized words in the following sentences:
    1. The quick fishes steered to and fro about the body.
    2. How terrible, in "The Ancient Mariner," are the dead throats singing spectral carols!
    3. Stars are my candles, and the wind my friend.