DESCRIPTION.

Composition.

To secure Accuracy of Expression (pp. [49]-[88]).

  1. Definition and General Discussion.
    Difficulties in Language as a Means of Picturing.
    Value of Observation.
  2. Structure of Whole.
    1. To secure Unity.
      Select a Point of View.
    2. To secure Coherence.
      Arrange Details in Natural Order.
    3. To secure Emphasis.
      Arrange and proportion Treatment to effect your Purpose.
  3. [xxii]Paragraph Structure.
    Definition.
    Length of Paragraphs.
    Development of Paragraphs.
  4. Words.
    Specific rather than General.
    Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs.
  5. Figures Of Speech (pp. [257]-[268]).
    Based on Likeness.
    Based on Sentence Structure.
    Miscellaneous Figures.

Literature.

The Old Manse, The Old Apple Dealer. Hawthorne.

An Indian-Summer Reverie, The Dandelion, The Birch, The Oak, and other Descriptive Poems. Lowell.

The Fall of the House of Usher. Poe.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Selections from the Sketch Book. Irving.

Selections from Childe Harold. Byron.

The Deserted Village. Goldsmith.

Julius Cæsar. Shakespeare.

Poems selected from Palgrave’s Golden Treasury.

Meaning of the Author (as under Narration).

Method of the Author.
Does the Author keep his Point of View?
Are the Details arranged in a Natural Order?
Has any Detail a Supreme Importance?
Are the Details treated in Proper Proportion?
Has the Whole a Unity of Effect? Do you see the Picture distinctly?
For what Purpose has the Author used Description?
Does the Author employ Figures?

Style of the Author.

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