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SECTION XI. - Apostrophe, Hyphen, &c.
Apostrophe, Hyphen, Caret, Index, etc.,
Captions, Side-heads, Kinds of Type, etc.,
SECTION II.-Propriety.
Difference between Propriety of Diction and Purity,
Means of Attaining Propriety,
Examples of Words Used Improperly, .
SECTION III.-Precision.
Meaning of Precision,
Examples of Words not Used Precisely,
The Study of Synonyms,
Books on the Subject of Synonyms,
Examples of Synonyms,
APPENDIX:
Campbell's Essay on Use as the Law of Language,
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uses of the Balanced Sentence,
Section 4. Short and Long Sentences,
Rule in Regard to the Use of the Various Kinds of Sentences,
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PART II.-Rules for the Construction of Sentences.
Rule 1. The Resemblance should not be too Near and Obvious,
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Rule 2. The Resemblance should not be too Remote,
Rule 3. Should not be Drawn from Objects with which Ordinary Readers are
Rule 4. Should not be Drawn from what is Mean and Low,
Rule 5. Should not be Stilted, .
Metaphor.
Rule 6. Should not be Used in Cases of Strong Passion,
SECTION II.
Difference between Metaphor and Simile,
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Rule 1. Metaphorical and Literal should not be Mixed,
Rule 2. One Metaphor should not be Mixed with Another,
Rule 3. Metaphors should not be Crowded Together,
Rule 4. Metaphors should not be Multiplied to Excess,
Rule 5. Metaphors should not be Carried too Far,
SECTION III. Allegory.
Relations of Allegory to Metaphor and Simile, .
Allegory, Parable, and Fable, .
SECTION IV.-Antithesis.
Definition of the Subject,
Rule in Regard to Antithesis,
SECTION V. - Epigram.
Relation of Epigram to Antithesis,
SECTION VI. - Metonymy.
Why a Thought in Verse Pleases more than the same in Prose,
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