Meaning of the Author, calling for
A Study of Words.
Outline of Story.
Turning Points in the Story.
Central Idea, or Purpose of the Story.

Method of the Author.
Is there a Main Incident?
Do all other Incidents converge to it?
Is the Order a Sequence of Time alone?
Is the Interest centred in Characters or Plot?

Style of the Author.
Compare the Works of the Author.

DESCRIPTION.

Composition.

To secure Accuracy of Expression (pp. [49]-[88]).

  1. Definition and General Discussion.
    Difficulties in Language as a Means of Picturing.
    Value of Observation.
  2. Structure of Whole.
    1. To secure Unity.
      Select a Point of View.
    2. To secure Coherence.
      Arrange Details in Natural Order.
    3. To secure Emphasis.
      Arrange and proportion Treatment to effect your Purpose.
  3. [xxii]Paragraph Structure.
    Definition.
    Length of Paragraphs.
    Development of Paragraphs.
  4. Words.
    Specific rather than General.
    Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs.
  5. Figures Of Speech (pp. [257]-[268]).
    Based on Likeness.
    Based on Sentence Structure.
    Miscellaneous Figures.

Literature.

The Old Manse, The Old Apple Dealer. Hawthorne.

An Indian-Summer Reverie, The Dandelion, The Birch, The Oak, and other Descriptive Poems. Lowell.