EXPOSITION, PARAGRAPHS, VERSE FORMS.

Composition.

To encourage Logical Thinking and Adequate Expression (pp. [89]-[127]).

Exposition.

  1. Definition and General Considerations.
  2. Exposition of Terms. Definition.
  3. Exposition of Propositions.
    1. Clear Statement of the Proposition in a “Key Sentence.”
      This will limit
    2. The Discussion.
      1. What shall be included?
      2. What shall be excluded?
      3. How shall Important Matters be emphasized?
        Mass and Proportion.
        Expansion and Condensation.
        To effect these ends use an
      4. Outline.

Paragraphs (pp. [151]-[199]).

  1. Definition.
  2. Length of Paragraphs.
  3. Development of Paragraphs.
  4. Principles of Structure.
    Unity.
    Mass.
    Coherence.

Verse Forms (pp. [269]-[291]).

Poetry Defined.
Kinds of Feet.
Number of Feet in a Verse.
Substitutions and Rests.
Kinds of Poetry.

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