The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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Page 85
... Suggestions regarding the Use of Figurative Lan- guage.As to the use of figures in general the following cautions are to be noted . 1. It is to be borne in mind that figures of speech are not the real thought , but only helpers to the ...
... Suggestions regarding the Use of Figurative Lan- guage.As to the use of figures in general the following cautions are to be noted . 1. It is to be borne in mind that figures of speech are not the real thought , but only helpers to the ...
Page 250
... suggestion of scope and limits . Observe , then , the theme is not a part of the subject ; it is the whole subject turned in a certain determinate direction . The whole subject is acting through the theme ; but its action is defined and ...
... suggestion of scope and limits . Observe , then , the theme is not a part of the subject ; it is the whole subject turned in a certain determinate direction . The whole subject is acting through the theme ; but its action is defined and ...
Page 252
... suggestion of the theme but also the condensed em- bodiment of material and often of illustration . EXAMPLE OF THE DEDUCTION OF A SERMON THEME . - The following , quoted from Dr. Bushnell , who was renowned for his skill in drawing out ...
... suggestion of the theme but also the condensed em- bodiment of material and often of illustration . EXAMPLE OF THE DEDUCTION OF A SERMON THEME . - The following , quoted from Dr. Bushnell , who was renowned for his skill in drawing out ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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