7. Forms of Discourse
A. NARRATION. C. 58–112.
I. Kind.
1. Narration without plot. C. 58–67.
2. Narration with plot. C. 67–93.
II. Form. C. 59; 78–88.
III. Purpose. C. 59; 68.
IV. Interest. C. 65–68; 69–71.
V. Methods.
1. Number and choice of details. C. 63–64; 89–90. 2. Order of details. C. 65; 88–89.
a. Beginning. C. 65; 86–88.
b. Development. C. 65–66; 74–78.
c. Culmination. C. 67.
3. Diction. C. 66–67; 91.
B. DESCRIPTION. C. 113–169.
I. Kind.
1. Circumstantial. C. 142.
2. Dynamic. C. 143.
3. Suggestive. C. 144.
4. Objective. C. 148.
5. Subjective. C. 149.
II. Subject. C. 123–142.
III. Purpose. C. 113; 147.
IV. Methods.
1. Point of view.
2. Number and choice of details. C. 147–149.
3. Arrangement of details. C. 151.
4. Diction. C. 153.
C. EXPOSITION. C. 170–226.
I. Kind.
1. Subject.
a. Scientific or technical.
b. Popular.
2. Treatment.
a. Scientific or technical.
b. Popular.
II. Form. C. 170; 194–207.
III. Purpose. C. 170–171.
IV. Methods for Term. C. 172.
1. Definition. C. 172–174.
a. Logical definition. C. 174–178.
(1) Complete logical definition.
(2) Incomplete logical definition. C. 182.
b. Incomplete definition. C. 178–186.
(1) Repetition (synonyms). C. 179.
(2) Exclusion (what not).
(3) Comparison. C. 180–182.
(4) Contrast. C. 180–182.
(5) Example. C. 179.
(6) Logical description (particulars and details). C. 185–186.
2. Division. C. 186–191.
a. Classification. C. 187–190.
b. Partition. C. 190–191.
V. Methods for Proposition. C. 191–194.
1. Exposition of terms (cf. Methods for term).
2. Repetition.
3. Obverse.
4. Example.
5. Analogy.