Descriptions frequently serve as ornaments, affording an agreeable variety to the narration, and presenting scenes of striking interest to the imagination.
Rules.—The governing rules in description are the following:
1. In every good description a point of view should be established.
2. The description should be governed by the point of view.
3. The general outline of the picture should, ordinarily, be given first.
4. The number of details should be so few and so insignificant as to make a vivid picture.
5. The order of the details should be determined by the character of the object described.
Argument.—This form of composition is designed to prove the truth or the falsity of a proposition.
A brief is a summary of an argument showing the development of the argument by a series of headings and sub-headings.
The first step in the argument should be to define the terms of the proposition or to determine the facts in the case.