Enforcement, order of, in thought-build- GENERAL PROCESSES IN THE ORDER-
Enthymeme, 425.
Enumeration in amplification, 290.
Epigram, 104.
Episodes, 362.
Epithet, kinds of, 56; use of in descrip-
tion, 341; use of in poetry, 56.
Euphony, 167; poetic regard for, 60.
ING OF MATERIAL, 245.
Gnomic literature, 287.
Grammar distinguished from rhetoric, 2.
Grouping of descriptive details, difficulty
of, 328; of thoughts, 273.
HABITS THAT PROMOTE INVENTION,
226.
Heterogeneous sentence, 176.
Historian, qualification of the, 375.
Example, argument from, 421; use of, in Historic present, the, 113.
Exclamation, 97.
Exegesis of terms, 389.
Exemplification, exposition by, 394.
Expert testimony, 414.
History, 375; forms of, 376.
Hortatory element in oratory, 457.
Human nature, knowledge of, in per-
suasion, 452.
Hyperbole, 99.
Hypothesis, 416.
Illative conjunctional relation, 143.
Illustrative details in amplification, 294.
Imagination, function of, in criticism, 306;
in historical composition, 376.
Imaginative type of prose diction, 73.
Impassioned type of prose diction, 71.
Incidents and anecdotes, in amplification,
296.
Literature, three broad types of, 3.
Litotes, 145.
Logic, as distinguished from rhetoric, 2.
Logical description, 391.
Long and short sentences, 185; uses of
186.
Loose sentences, 188.
Metaphor, 90; use of, in description, 339.
Indeed, etc., as particles of concession, Metonymy, 88.
138.
Independent conclusions, habit of seek-
Indices rerum, use of, 242.
Induction, 416.
Inductive order, 276.
Intellect, address to, in persuasion, 456;
management of, 458.
Intellectual element, importance of, in
persuasion, 456.
Intellectual type of prose diction, 69.
Intelligible use, of words, 39.
Infinitives, use of, 116.
Interpretatio, significance of, 292.
INTERPRETATION, 302; purposes of,
303; requisites of, 305; scope of,
302.
Motives, appeal to, in persuasion, 464;
balancing between, 467; what may
be appealed to, 464.
Movement, emphasized, 366; in narra-
tion, 363; in plan, 276; retarded or
accelerated, 364.
NARRATION, 354; as accessory of de-
scription, 344; definition of, 355;
convoyed by description, 369; dis-
cursive, 370; IN LITERATURE, 375;
method of, 356; movement in, 363;
SIMPLE, 355; what it owes to de-
scription, 368.
Narrative form of history, 377.
Narrative theme, the, 256.
NARRATIVES, COMBINATION OF, 371.
Interpreting power, economy of reader's, Negation, 144; of climax, 107.
Negative, double, 145.
New formations, coinage of, 36.
New words, 35.
Introduction, 267; form and style of, 270; Newspaper and colloquial terms, 37.
rationale of, 267.
INTRODUCTORY, I.
Invective, 466.
INVENTION, 215; AS A NATURAL GIFT,
220; as grand division of rhetoric, 7;
BASIS IN MENTAL APTITUDES AND
Non-colloquialisms, poetic, 53.
Non sequitur, 434.
Notes, taking, 242.
Not only . . . but also, 137.
Novel, the, 381.
HABITS, 220; grades of, 224; scope Object, exactions of, in description, 347;
of, 217.
Inventive ability, kinds of, 223.
Inversion, 165; for adjustment, 166; for
emphasis, 165; in prose diction, 66.
Investigation, order of, 276.
Irony, 100.
Iteration, exposition by, 393.
It, prospective and retrospective, 134.
the speaker's, in persuasion, 456.
Objective and subjective description, 343.
Observation, habits of, 227.
Obverse iteration, exposition by, 393.
Obverse, repetition by, 293.
Old terms, use of, 38.
Only, position of, 119.
Opponent, treatment of, in debate, 445.
Or, nor, either, neither, use of, 137.
Knowledge of human nature, in per- Oration, general structure of, 471.
Oratoric repetition, 161.
ORATORY, 468; demonstrative, 473; de- | Planning, adaptedness of material to, 261.
Pleonastic structure in sentences, 174.
Plot and incident, interest of, in narra-
tion, 359.
terminate, 472; forensic, 472; gen-
eral characteristics of, 469; kinds of,
472; parliamentary, 473; sacred, 473;
theme in, 258, 456.
Order, chronological, in narration, 361.
Order, habit of seeking, 233; of argu-
ments, 441: of dependence in narra-
tion, 361; of refutation, 443.
ORDERING OF MATERIAL, GENERAL
PROCESSES IN THE, 245.
Orders of thought-building, two, 276.
Outline structure of discourse, 264.
Outline, the comprehensive, in descrip-
tion, 330.
PARAGRAPH, THE, 193; parallel con-
struction in, 208; plan of, 198; pre-
liminary, 211; proportion in, 207;
propositional, 210; QUALITIES AND
STRUCTURE OF, 194; TRANSITION-
AL, 211.
PARAGRAPHS, KINDS OF, 210.
Paragraph-subject, the, 194.
Parallel construction in paragraph, 208.
PARAPHRASE, 310; rules of, 314; utility
of, 310; value of as discipline, 314.
Participles, use of, 115.
Particles, importance of, in prose, 67;
poetic abbreviation of, 50; signifi-
cance of, in translation, 318; split-
ting of, 159.
Particularization, as means of amplifying,
Partition of a subject, 401.
Periodic structure, 146; in sentences, 188.
Personal character, in persuasion, 449.
Personal equation, 306.
Plots, interwoven, 373.
Poetic changes in meaning of words, 59.
POETIC DICTION, CHARACTERISTICS OF,
48.
Poetry, description in, 352.
Point of view in description, 329.
Popular element, exactions of the, in
oratory, 471.
Popular exposition, 405.
Portrayal without detail, 337.
Possessive, placing of, 118; poetic use
of, 51.
Precision, in style, 19.
Precis-writing, or abstract, 307.
Prefaced statement, 150.
Preliminary paragraphs, 211.
Premise, definition of, 424.
Premises, in deduction, 424; in induction,
417, 424.
Present use, in choice of words, 35.
Presentive words, 67.
Prominence, law of, 125.
PROOF OF TRUTH DIRECTLY, 408; BY
DISPROOF OF ERROR, 429.
Proportion, in paragraph structure, 207;
demands of, in amplification, 287.
Propositional paragraph, the, 210.
Prose, defined, 63.
PROSE DICTION, CHARACTERISTICS OF,
64; TYPES OF, 68.
Prospective reference, 133.
Proverbs and condensed expression, 287.
Provincialisms, 39.
Proximity, law of, 125.
Personification, 94: use of, in description, Purpose in narration, 359.
Perspicuity, in style, 20.
PERSUASION, 447; personal character
in, 449; PRINCIPLES OF, 448.
Philosophic history, 377.
Phrases, placing of, 120.
Picturesqueness, in prose, 65; poetic, 55.
PLAN, CONSTRUCTION OF THE, 260;
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF, 266;
GENERAL MECHANISM OF, 261; of
paragraph, 198.
Quaint terms, affectation of, 38.
Qualities of style, summary of, 25.
Question, fixing nature and extent of, 440,
444; statement and explanation of,
440.
Quotation, as accessory of amplification,
Raconteur, method of the, 358.
Rapidity, condensation for, 157.
Rapid reading, 239.
Reading broadly and deeply, 243; by
topics, 240; creative, 235; disciplin-
ary, 237; habits of, 235; rapid; 239.
Reasoning, as science, 407; chain of,
428.
Reductio ad absurdum, 429.
Redundancy, 153.
SENTENCES, KINDS OF, 185; long, 185;
loose, 188; periodic, 188; short, 185.
Sequence, a requisite of structure, 263;
of details, in description, 332.
Shall and will, 113.
Short sentences, uses of, 186.
Sign, arguments from, 419.
Similarity, law of, 274.
Reference, explicit, 202; prospective, 133; Simile, 89; use of, in description, 339.
Refutation, 432; as adapted to popular
apprehension, 437; need of wisdom
in, 438; of deductive argument, 435;
of inductive argument, 437; of testi-
mony and authority, 437; order of,
443.
Relative, coördinating and restrictive,
127; equivalents for, 130; omissions
of, in poetry, 51.
Repetition, in amplification, 291; in style,
160; of words for clearness and
volume, 160; of thoughts and details,
162; of manner of expression, 164.
REPRODUCTION OF THE THOUGHT OF
OTHERS, 301.
Residues, method of, 431.
Restriction, of antecedent, 128.
Retrospective reference, 122.
Rhetoric, definition of, 1; initial difficul-
ties of, 5; on what sciences founded,
2; province and distribution of, 6;
two kinds of, 4.
Rhetorical study, order of, 11.
Rhythm, in prose, 169.
Skeleton of discourse, the, 264.
Slang, influence of, on written style, 38.
Sound and sense, 168; in poetry, 61.
Spencer's law of economy in style, 25.
Spoken discourse, diction of, 76.
Strength, condensation for, 154.
Stress, dynamic, 181.
Structure, indications of, 283; unit of, in
invention, 247.
STYLE, II; adaptations of, 17; as grand
division of rhetoric, 7; communica-
ble features of, 16; definition of, 13;
individuality of, 15; IN GENERAL,
13; necessary qualities of, 19; rela-
tion of, to survival of a work, 15.
Subject and theme, relations of, 249; the
paragraph, 194.
Subjective and objective description, 343.
Subordinating conjunctions, 140.
Succession in details, kinds of, in narra-
tion, 361.
Suggestion, as accessory of amplification,
300; in narrative movement, 368.
Surprise, element of, in narration, 367.
Suspension, 146.
Syllogism, 424; amplified, 427; in enthy.
Sagacity and tact, in persuasion, 451; in Symbolic words, 67, 68.
divining motives, 453.
Saxon derivatives, use of, 43.
Scenic history, 377.
Scholarly use, in choice of words, 42.
Science and systemized thought, 402.
Scrap-books, use of, 242.
Selection, as means of abstracting, 307;
of descriptive details, difficulty of,
328.
Sensibilities, economy of reader's, 27.
SENTENCE, THE, 172; balanced, the,
191; NECESSARY QUALITIES OF,
175; STRUCTURE OF, 172.
Synchronism of events, 371; literary
means of effecting, 372; mechanical
means of effecting, 373.
Synonyms, importance of study of, 31.
Syntax, principles of, to be observed in
rhetoric, 110.
Tact in persuasion, 455.
Taking notes, 242.
"Talking shop," 229.
Taste, catholicity of, 228.
Tautology, 165.
TRANSLATION, 315; requisites of a per- Word-painting in description, 342; in
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