Studies in American LiteratureMacmillan, 1912 - 387 pages |
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... questions of grammar and syntax have been settled , the first point . of importance to be considered is Diction . By this we mean the author's selection and use of words . Our modern dictionaries contain upwards of two hundred thousand ...
... questions of grammar and syntax have been settled , the first point . of importance to be considered is Diction . By this we mean the author's selection and use of words . Our modern dictionaries contain upwards of two hundred thousand ...
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... Here also there is no question of good or bad as between the two sorts of sentence . Each has its uses ; and a judicious writer will not deprive himself of the right Balanced . Mass . Coherence . The Paragraph . to Prose Form 19.
... Here also there is no question of good or bad as between the two sorts of sentence . Each has its uses ; and a judicious writer will not deprive himself of the right Balanced . Mass . Coherence . The Paragraph . to Prose Form 19.
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... questions . American Literature has some great names in this division , such as Edwards , Franklin , and the authors of the " Federalist " in the earlier period , and Emerson and Lowell in later times . — The third great division of ...
... questions . American Literature has some great names in this division , such as Edwards , Franklin , and the authors of the " Federalist " in the earlier period , and Emerson and Lowell in later times . — The third great division of ...
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... the same time profound faith in spiritual things are characteristics which we shall find very prominent in the great writers of our Literature . QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? Classification of Prose 27.
... the same time profound faith in spiritual things are characteristics which we shall find very prominent in the great writers of our Literature . QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? Classification of Prose 27.
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Charles Noble. QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? What is Poetry ? Define the feet of English Verse . What are the principal lines ? What are the chief forms of continuous or Stychic Verse ? What is a Stanza ...
Charles Noble. QUESTIONS What are the distinctions between Prose and Verse ? What is Poetry ? Define the feet of English Verse . What are the principal lines ? What are the chief forms of continuous or Stychic Verse ? What is a Stanza ...
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