Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: Practical, Concise, and Comprehensive

Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor,, 1869 - 408 páginas

Exercises in Composition	7

Oral Exercises	8

Fragmentary Sentences and Extracts Completed	9

Discrimination in the Choice of Words	10

Sentences formed from a Suggestive Element	11

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Elements of Description and Narration 31 34	13

General Exercises in Words	14

50 Variety of Expression by Change of Syntactic Elements	50

51 Variety of Expression by Change in Grammatical Properties	51

52 Recasting of Sentences and Variety of Sketches	52

A Comprehensive Series of Criticisms on Sentences and Style	53

Letters	54

Figures	55

Figures of Rhetoric	56

Extended Figures and Criticisms on Figures	57

Participial and Infinitive Elements	15

General Exercises	16

Sketches written from Engravings or Pictures	17

Interpretation of Pithy Sentences	18

On Writing and Correcting Compositions	19

Exercises in the Adjective Modifiers	21

Inventive Exercises in the least Elements of Composition Names	22

The Adverbial Modifiers	24

Exercises in the Adverbial Modifiers	25

The Minor Rules for Capital Letters	26

Punctuation the Principal Points	27

Punctuation the Secondary Points Exercises in Punctuation	28

Verse changed to Prose	30

Compositions from Imperfect Outlines	33

Kinds of Sentences	34

Exercises in the Different Kinds of Sentences	35

Brevity and Circumlocution	36

Exercises in Brevity and Circumlocution	37

The Writing of Abstracts or Abridgments	38

Proper Gradation in the Parts of Sentences	39

Formation of Simple Sentences from Given Elements	40

Formation of Complex Sentences from Simple Sentences	41

Formation of Compound Sentences from Simple Sentences	42

Smoothness and Coherence of Sentences	43

Truthfulness and Preference of Things Known to Things Unknown	44

Home and Local Sketches	45

Sketches based on Visits Journeys and Excursions	46

Description of Trees	47

Variety of Expression by Transposition	48

49 Variety of Expression by Change of Words	49

Invention in regard to Sentences	58

Invention in regard to Paragraphs	59

A Comprehensive Series of Exercises	60

Invention in regard to Compositions or Books Description	61

Narration	62

Exposition	63

Persuasion	64

Kinds and Varieties of Compositions	65

Classification of Subjects and Outlines of Plan	66

On Selecting a Subject and a Selection of Subjects	67

Style	68

Chief Qualities of Style	69

Versification and Poetry	70

Imitation and Reproduction	94

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Compositions from Suggestive Facts or Paragraphs	288

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Título	Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: Practical, Concise, and Comprehensive Kerl's series of school-books
Autor	Simon Kerl
Editor	Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor,, 1869
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Minnesota
Digitalizado	29 Mar 2012
Largo	408 páginas

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