(α) On the use of Familiar Words (c. xxxi).
(β) Metaphors; accumulated; extract from the Timaeus; abuse of Metaphors; certain tasteless conceits blamed in Plato (c. xxxii).
[Hence arises a digression (cc. xxxiii-xxxvi) on the spirit in which we should judge of the faults of great authors. Demosthenes compared with Hyperides, Lysias with Plato. Sublimity, however far from faultless, to be always preferred to a tame correctness.]
(γ) Comparisons and Similes [lost] (c. xxxvii).
(δ) Hyperbole (c. xxxviii).
(v.) Dignity and Elevation of Structure (cc. xxxix, xl).
a. Modulation of Syllables (c. xxxix).
b. Composition (c. xl).
V.—cc. xli-xliii. Vices of Style destructive to Sublimity.
| (i.) Abuse of Rhythm (ii.) Broken and Jerky Clauses (iii.) Undue Prolixity | (cc. xli, xlii). |
(iv.) Improper Use of Familiar Words. Anti-climax. Example from Theopompus (c. xliii).