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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. Narrative Composition...
Records of Observation. General Narration. Condensa-
tion of Long Stories. Paraphrase of Poems.
of Historical Tales.
Reproduction
CHAPTER II. The Use of Words.
Changes in Words. Suggestions upon the Use of Words.
Synonyms. Words frequently Mispronounced.
CHAPTER III. Descriptive Composition
Descriptions of Objects. General Descriptions. Descrip-
tions of Persons. Descriptions of the Way in which Articles
are Made.
CHAPTER IV. Common Errors in the Use of Language..
The Non-Agreement of Subject and Predicate. Errors in
the Use of Verb Tenses. Errors in the Use of Pronouns.
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CHAPTER V. Correspondence
Forms of Letters in General Correspondence. Letters of
Friendship. Notes of Ceremony. Formal Notes of Ceremony.
Business and Official Letters.
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CHAPTER VI. Narration and Description Combined
Anniversary Days. Amplification of Poems. Imagina-
tive Stories.
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CHAPTER VII. A Study of Sentences and the Paragraph .
Form and Structure of Sentences. The Paragraph.
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CHAPTER VIII. Narration and Description Combined......
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Studies in Natural History. Description of Birds. Sub-
jects relating to Birds. Poems relating to Birds.
Animals. Subjects relating to Animals.
Domestic
CHAPTER IX. Narration and Description Combined
Study of Trees. Descriptions of Trees. General Subjects
Flowers. Descriptions of Plants. Sub-
concerning Trees.
jects relating to Flowers. Poems about Flowers.
CHAPTER X. Study of Rhetorical Figures
Figures Based on Comparison. Figures Based on Substi-
tution. Additional Figures. Study of Examples of Rhetorical
Figures.
CHAPTER XIV. Picturesque Historical Writing
Historical Subjects. Picturesque Effect by Contrast.
Picturesque Effect by Suggestion.
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CHAPTER XV. Studies in Short Stories for Children ...
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CHAPTER XVI. Versification
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Meter. Scanning. Writing of Jingles. Classification of
Poetry. Subjects relating to Poetry and Poems.
CHAPTER XVII. Studies in Shakespeare
Biographical Sketch of Shakespeare. Julius Cæsar. A
Midsummer Night's Dream. Subjects relating to Shake-
speare.
CHAPTER XVIII. Studies for Book Reviews..
CHAPTER XIX. Persuasive Discourse
The Art of Persuasion. Examples of Persuasive Dis-
course. Structure of Persuasive Discourse. Subjects for
Persuasive Discourse.
CHAPTER XX. Public Speaking..
Principles governing Public Speaking. Study of Selec-
tions from Famous Orations. Subjects for Orations.
ADDENDA
Rules for Use of Capital Letters. Rules for the Marks of
Punctuation. Abbreviations.
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