Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... meaning . Thus , " We rejoice in his fidelity " and , " We rejoice in his faithfulness " express substantially the same idea . " He giveth grace to the humble " and , " He giveth grace to the lowly " do not differ materially in meaning ...
... meaning . Thus , " We rejoice in his fidelity " and , " We rejoice in his faithfulness " express substantially the same idea . " He giveth grace to the humble " and , " He giveth grace to the lowly " do not differ materially in meaning ...
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... meaning for those in italics : 1. The lamb has a gentle disposition . 2. He continued the work without resting . 3. He is free from care . 4. I found that he was an enemy . 5. Law and order are not observed . 6. A pile of dust is all ...
... meaning for those in italics : 1. The lamb has a gentle disposition . 2. He continued the work without resting . 3. He is free from care . 4. I found that he was an enemy . 5. Law and order are not observed . 6. A pile of dust is all ...
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... change may often be effected by the use of a word of op- posite meaning in the predicate . Thus , " Mary is diligent " is equivalent to , Mary is not idle . " 12. The flowers smell sweet . 13. Her step was 122 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
... change may often be effected by the use of a word of op- posite meaning in the predicate . Thus , " Mary is diligent " is equivalent to , Mary is not idle . " 12. The flowers smell sweet . 13. Her step was 122 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
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... meaning of each as to be able in all cases to select just that word which expresses most per- fectly the idea intended . As a means towards acquiring such knowledge , it is well to carry out the following sug- gestions : 1. Always note ...
... meaning of each as to be able in all cases to select just that word which expresses most per- fectly the idea intended . As a means towards acquiring such knowledge , it is well to carry out the following sug- gestions : 1. Always note ...
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... meaning , or spelling . 3. Study etymology . It is useful to trace out the origin , composition , and primary meaning of words . It should not be forgotten , however , that many words do not now mean what they once did , or what their ...
... meaning , or spelling . 3. Study etymology . It is useful to trace out the origin , composition , and primary meaning of words . It should not be forgotten , however , that many words do not now mean what they once did , or what their ...
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accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected dependent clause DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet figure flowers following sentences give hand hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic pentameter idea Inchcape Inchcape Rock kind King language light live look Lord meaning metaphor Metonymy mind modifies nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme Richard Penderell RULE sail Saxon sense simile simple sentence snow sometimes soul sound speak speech statement stood style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees Trimeter trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer