The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... Sometimes , there- fore , beauty takes the shape of graceful simplicity ; sometimes the strength and even the ruggedness of a passage is its truest beauty ; and sometimes no richness of coloring and imagery can be too elaborate . The ...
... Sometimes , there- fore , beauty takes the shape of graceful simplicity ; sometimes the strength and even the ruggedness of a passage is its truest beauty ; and sometimes no richness of coloring and imagery can be too elaborate . The ...
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... sometimes an idea is so palpable in itself that a figurative illustration would be only an impertinence ; sometimes also a thought , especially if it is one on which much of the discourse depends , needs to be put as barely and plainly ...
... sometimes an idea is so palpable in itself that a figurative illustration would be only an impertinence ; sometimes also a thought , especially if it is one on which much of the discourse depends , needs to be put as barely and plainly ...
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... Sometimes , instead of the coördinating relative , a demonstrative with a conjunction will better emphasize the subject of its clause ; for example : " Ile did his best , which was all that could be expected , " is not so strong as ...
... Sometimes , instead of the coördinating relative , a demonstrative with a conjunction will better emphasize the subject of its clause ; for example : " Ile did his best , which was all that could be expected , " is not so strong as ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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