The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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Page 174
... structure is transcended , and others where it is left incomplete . - Pleonastic Structure . By this is meant a structure wherein for some purpose one of the main elements of the sentence is repeated . It has already been pointed out ...
... structure is transcended , and others where it is left incomplete . - Pleonastic Structure . By this is meant a structure wherein for some purpose one of the main elements of the sentence is repeated . It has already been pointed out ...
Page 189
... structure is to be determined partly by the subject - matter , and partly by the prevailing spirit of the passage . 1. The great advantage of the periodic form lies in the fact that it keeps up and concentrates the reader's attention ...
... structure is to be determined partly by the subject - matter , and partly by the prevailing spirit of the passage . 1. The great advantage of the periodic form lies in the fact that it keeps up and concentrates the reader's attention ...
Page 191
... structure , and partly in the alternation of emphasis . Antithesis is often employed as an aid in setting clauses over against each other . NOTE ― The Balanced Structure has been so fully exemplified that only an example or two need be ...
... structure , and partly in the alternation of emphasis . Antithesis is often employed as an aid in setting clauses over against each other . NOTE ― The Balanced Structure has been so fully exemplified that only an example or two need be ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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