Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... stand in prominent positions ; that is , for the most part , at the beginning of the sentence or at the end . Example : Now is the accepted time . The following are some of the principal poetical construc- tions VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . 115.
... stand in prominent positions ; that is , for the most part , at the beginning of the sentence or at the end . Example : Now is the accepted time . The following are some of the principal poetical construc- tions VARIETY OF EXPRESSION . 115.
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... stand . ( ) Dear as the blood ye gave . 3. The antecedent is omitted ; as , Happy who walks with him . Who overcomes by force , hath overcome but half his foe . 4. The auxiliary verb " to do " is omitted in an interroga- tion ; as ...
... stand . ( ) Dear as the blood ye gave . 3. The antecedent is omitted ; as , Happy who walks with him . Who overcomes by force , hath overcome but half his foe . 4. The auxiliary verb " to do " is omitted in an interroga- tion ; as ...
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... stands . 14. " And — and " is used for " both - and " ; " or - or " for " either - or " ; " nor - nor " for " neither - nor " ; as , Nor war's wild note nor glory's peal . And the starlight and moonlight . Or trust or doubt give o'er ...
... stands . 14. " And — and " is used for " both - and " ; " or - or " for " either - or " ; " nor - nor " for " neither - nor " ; as , Nor war's wild note nor glory's peal . And the starlight and moonlight . Or trust or doubt give o'er ...
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... stands full in sight ; shout now as ne'er before ! " And as the tower came crushing down , the bells , in clear accord , Pealed forth the grand old German hymn , - " All good souls , praise the Lord ! " J. R. LOWELL . REPRODUCTION XI ...
... stands full in sight ; shout now as ne'er before ! " And as the tower came crushing down , the bells , in clear accord , Pealed forth the grand old German hymn , - " All good souls , praise the Lord ! " J. R. LOWELL . REPRODUCTION XI ...
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... stands for , and to place it accordingly ; or else he will find himself entangled in words as a bird in lime - twigs ; the more he struggles , the more belimed . " - Hobbes . The secret of literary power is chiefly the art of putting ...
... stands for , and to place it accordingly ; or else he will find himself entangled in words as a bird in lime - twigs ; the more he struggles , the more belimed . " - Hobbes . The secret of literary power is chiefly the art of putting ...
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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