In what sentence is the style made +energetic+ by the aid of short
predicates? How does the alternation of short sentences with long
throughout the extract affect you? The alternation of plain with figurative
sentences? Can you show that the author's style has +Variety+? Pick out the
metaphors in 1, 2, 3, and 5, paragraph 2; and in 1 and 2, paragraph 3. Pick
out the comparisons, or similes, in 3, paragraph 1, and in 3, paragraph 2.
Figures of speech should add clearness and force. If you think these do,
tell how. _Indolence_ in 1 and 3, paragraph 2, and _laziness_ in 2,
introduce us to another figure. Something belonging to the men, a quality,
is made to represent the men themselves. Such a figure is called
+Metonymy+.
SUGGESTIONS FOB COMPOSITION WORK.
TO THE TEACHER.--Exercises in argumentative writing may be continued by
making selections from the discussion of easy topics.
For original work we suggest debates on current topics. Compositions should
be short.
Exercises on the Composition of the Sentence and the Paragraph.
EXTRACT FROM DANIEL WEBSTER.
1. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an
unoccupied apartment. 2. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half
lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs and reaches the
door of the chamber.
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