I. Definition.

II. Length of Paragraphs.

III. Development of Paragraphs.

IV. Principles of Structure.

Unity.

Mass.

Coherence.

_Verse Forms_ (pp. 269-291).

Poetry Defined.

Kinds of Feet.

Number of Feet in a Verse.

Substitutions and Rests.

Kinds of Poetry.

Literature.

Essay on Milton. _Macaulay._

Essay on Addison. _Macaulay._

Commemoration Ode. _Lowell._

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. _Coleridge._

Intimations of Immortality, and other Poems. _Wordsworth._

Selections from Palgrave's Golden Treasury.

The Bunker Hill Oration, or Adams and Jefferson. _Webster._

Sesame and Lilies. _Ruskin._

Meaning of the Author.

Outline showing the Main Thesis with the Dependence of Subordinate Propositions.

Method of the Author.

Does he hold to his Point and so gain Unity Does he arrange his Material so as to secure Emphasis?

Does one Paragraph grow out of another?

Does each Paragraph treat a Single Topic?

Are the Sentences dovetailed together?

Does the Author use Figures?

Are the Figures Effective?

Are his Words General or Specific?

Style of the Author.

Is it Clear?

Has it Force?

Is the Diction Elegant?

How has he gained these Ends?

SENTENCES, WORDS, ARGUMENT.

Composition.

_Sentences_ (pp. 200-234).

I. Definition and Classification.

II. Principles of Structure.

a. Unity.

b. Mass.

1. Prominent Positions in a Sentence.

2. Periodic Sentences.

3. Loose Sentences.

c. Coherence.

1. Parallel Constructions.

2. Connectives.

_Words_ (pp. 235-256).

Reputable Words.

Latin or Saxon Words.

General or Specific.

Figures of Speech.

The One Rule for the Use of Words.

_Narration and Description Reviewed._

_Exposition Reviewed._

Literature.

_Argument_ (pp. 128-150).

I. Kinds of Argument.

II. Order of Arguments.

III. Refutation.

Sir Roger de Coverley Papers. _Addison._

The Vicar of Wakefield. _Goldsmith._

Silas Marner. _Eliot._

Ivanhoe. _Scott._

Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

_Shakespeare._