The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... matter in the world . " The criterion of a style is fur- nished first of all by the requirements of the subject - matter . While the expression of some ideas may stop with plainness , other ideas must take higher qualities . Some ...
... matter in the world . " The criterion of a style is fur- nished first of all by the requirements of the subject - matter . While the expression of some ideas may stop with plainness , other ideas must take higher qualities . Some ...
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... matter . 1. The short sentence , being casier to understand and remem- ber , is especially adapted to passages where important points have to be made , passages of definition and discrimination , or on which much of the thought hinges ...
... matter . 1. The short sentence , being casier to understand and remem- ber , is especially adapted to passages where important points have to be made , passages of definition and discrimination , or on which much of the thought hinges ...
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... matters of observation and testimony as to matters of opinion . In estimating the former we have regard to the wit ... matter of Opinion , it is equally plain that his But though this ability to form judgment is no less to be taken ...
... matters of observation and testimony as to matters of opinion . In estimating the former we have regard to the wit ... matter of Opinion , it is equally plain that his But though this ability to form judgment is no less to be taken ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
Copyright | |
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adapted adverb amplification antecedent antithesis argument beginning called Cardinal Newman character Charles James Fox clause clearness composition condensed construction course definite determined diction discourse distinction Don Francis effect elements ellipsis emotion emphasis employed English epithet essay example exposition expression fact feeling figure figure of speech George Henry Lewes give grammatical habit hearer idea illustrate imagination important indicated instance intellectual interest introduction invention kind language laws less literary literature logical Macaulay manner Matthew Arnold means ment merely Metonymy mind narrative nature needs object observed occasion oratory paragraph particular passage periodic sentence phrases poetic poetic diction poetry preceding present principle prose reader reference relation repetition Rhetoric sense sentence significance simile Socrates speech spirit structure style subordinate suggestion syllogism Synecdoche tence theme things thought tion truth verb whole words writer