[85] THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 68.)
Is this piece description or exposition?
In the first stanza where is the topic sentence?
The author has made two groups of charms. Would it be as well to change them about? Give your reasons.
Where has he used the ear instead of the eye to suggest his picture? Is it clear?
What method is adopted in lines 125-128? See also lines 237-250.
Can you unite the paragraphs on p. 25? Why do you think so?
Could you suggest a new arrangement of details in lines 341-362 that would be as good as the present? What are the last four lines for?
EXERCISES.
Enumerative Description may well employ a few lessons. In it accuracy of detail must be studied, and every detail must be introduced.