Elements Of Composition And Rhetoric

Author : Virginia Waddy
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ISBN 13 : 9781330522301
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Elements Composition and Rhetoric written by Virginia Waddy and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elements Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and Construction The object aimed at in the preparation of this work has been to furnish a practical treatise on Composition and Rhetoric, - one sufficiently elementary for the lower grades of the high school, and at the same time comprehensive enough to give a fair knowledge of the principles and graces of Rhetoric. While the discussion of simple, complex, and compound sentences is the province of Grammar, - a subject usually completed before that of Rhetoric is begun, - it has been deemed advisable to include these topics, for the pupil seldom possesses the maturity of mind to comprehend thoroughly the laws of Grammar, even when he undertakes to master the elements of Rhetoric; moreover, his attention has been directed almost exclusively to analytical processes, to the neglect of synthetical; hence, he may be skillful in discovering the relations of words in sentences formed by others, and be but a bungler in giving expression to his own ideas. For a like reason, also, the subject of Concord, which perhaps belongs still more strictly to Grammar, is included; not all of the syntactical arrangements are noticed, only those wherein the grammatical principle receives a special signification from the rhetorical point of view. The Reproductions furnish material for practice upon the principles under discussion. As a means of securing ease of expression, they are of great value; the material for the discourse being furnished, the pupil is thus enabled to concentrate his attention upon the form. A more advanced step towards original writing is found in the Developments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.