Masson, David, 104.

Maupassant, Guy de, quotation from his "Pierre et Jean," 56; from his "Odd Number," 156.

Meredith, George, quotation from, to illustrate paragraph structure, 161; sentence structure, 205.

Metaphor, 77, 260.

Metonymy, 250, 263.

Metre, kinds of, 273-275; variations in, 276.

Metrical romance, the, 284.

Middle term, 130.

"Milton," Macaulay's essay on, quotations from, 96, 98, 111, 115, 117, 119, 164, 166-168, 178, 184; analyzed, 106.

Milton, John, quotations from, 241, 245, 248.

Minor term, 129.

Monometer, 273.

Mood in description, 59-62, 67-69.

"Mosses from an Old Manse," quotation from, 50.

Movement of story, 32, 33.

Narration, 4, 13-37.

Narrative poetry, 284.

National usage, 242.

"New Testament," quotation from, 241.

Newman, Cardinal, quotation from, about Athens, 52; quotation on theology, 95; quotation to illustrate the use of specific instances in exposition, 97; to illustrate paragraph structure, 160, 171, 177, 193; to show sentence construction, 203, 210; to show use of words, 247.

"Nicholas Nickleby," as an exposition of school abuses, 5.

Nouns, 78.

Number of characters, 35.

Observation, its value, 55.

Obverse statement, 95, 96; paragraph of, 169-171.

Octameter, 275.

"Odd Number, The," quotation from, 156.

Ode, defined, 285.

"OEnone," quotation from, 51.

"Old Apple Dealer, The," quotation from, 67.

Omniscience of an author, 27.

Order of events in stories, 29; of words in sentences, 217-219.

Outline, use of, 32, 109, 110, 138, 139, 174.

Palmer, Professor G. H., quotations from, on composition writing, 101, 112.

"Paradise Lost," quotations from, 241, 245, 248.

Paragraphs, 151-195.

Parallel construction, 192-194, 226, 227.

Particulars in exposition, 96; paragraph of, 163.

Penmanship, 300.

Pentameter, 274.

"Pepacton," 9; quotations from, 158, 160.

Period, 308.

Periodic sentences, 212-216.

Personification, 77, 260.

Persuasion, 4.

Philippians iv. 8, 241.

"Physical Basis of Life," Huxley's, quotations from, 98, 161.

"Pierre et Jean," quotation from, 55.

"Pilgrim's Progress," 13.

Place of a story, 29.

Plot, 15-20, 36.

Poe, Edgar Allan, his sentences, 33; his use of description in "The Fall of the House of Usher," 34; quotations from that work, 68, 71; "Annabel Lee" quoted, 271, 278, 279.

Poetic feet, 272.

Poetical words, 254.

Poetry, kinds of, 284-286.

Point of view, 56-59; change of, 58; mental, 59.

Position of words in sentences, 217.

"Praeterita," Ruskin's, quotations from, 169.

Premises, 129; false, 131.

"Present Position of Catholics in England," Newman's, quotation from, 177.

Present usage of words, 244, 245.

"Prince Otto," quotations from, 72, 73.

"Princess, The," quotation from, 251.

Pronouns, use of, 188, 189.

Proportion in description, 73; in exposition, 104-108, 114; in paragraphs, 179.

"Prose Fancies," 10.

Provincialisms, 242.

Purpose, of an author, 6, 7; in description, 59-62.

Quotation marks, 308.

"Quo Vadis," 7.

Rapidity of movement, 32.

"Reform Bill," quotation from Macaulay's speech on, 193.

Refutation in argument, 141.

Repetition, its value, 94; paragraph of, 167.

Reputable words, 239-241.

"Richard Feverel," quotations from, 161, 205.

"Richelieu," quotation from, 241.

"Robinson Crusoe," has little plot, 16.

Royce, Josiah, quotation from, 242.

Ruskin, John, 49; quotation to illustrate building up a paragraph, 169; his "Sesame and Lilies," 239.

Saxon words, 245-248.

Scale of treatment, 104-108.

Scansion, 275-284; requisites for scanning, 283, 284.

"Science of English Verse, The," quotation from, 273.

Scott, Sir Walter, as a story-teller in the third person, 27; his dull introductory chapters, 31; "The Lady of the Lake" quoted, 269; "Marmion" quoted, 276.

Selection of material in narration, 21-28; in description, 56-62; in exposition, 102-104; in argument, 138.

"Self-Cultivation in English," quotation from, 101, 112.

Semicolons, 202, 203, 305, 306.

Sentences, 200-230; simple and compound, 200, 201; long or short, 204, 205.

Sequence of events, 29, 30.

Serial arrangement of paragraph, 181-188.

"Sesame and Lilies," 239.

Sienkiewicz, Henry, his "Quo Vadis," 7.

"Silas Marner," written for a purpose, 13; example of a plot, 20; time consumed in the story, 36; quotation to show paragraph length, 152-156.

Simile, 77, 261.

Sing-song, natural tendency toward, 269, 276.

Slang, 240.

Slowness of movement, 33.

"Snow-Bound," narrative or descriptive?, 4.

Song defined, 285.

Sonnet defined, 285.

Specific words, 248-252.

Spencer, Herbert, on the philosophy of the periodic sentence, 212.

Spenser, Edmund, "The Faerie Queene" quoted, 281.

"Spirit of Modern Philosophy," Royce's, quotation from, 242.

Spondee, 273.

Stanza, 275.

Stedman, E. C., an authority on literature, 9.

Stevenson, Robert Louis, his "Treasure Island" and "Travels with a Donkey" as narratives, 4; quotation from "Kidnapped," 15; his "An Autumn Effect" quoted, 17; unity in his stories, 27; descriptions from, quoted, 62, 72; examples of personification from, 77; his unusual use of words, 79; quotation to show paragraph structure, 165.

Subdual of subordinate parts, 219.

Subject, 8-12; common, 11; interesting, 11; in exposition, 99, 100.

Suggestion vs. enumeration, 52.

Suggestions to teachers, 257-260.

Suggestive description, 55.

Summary, a, 119.

Superlatives, 80.

Syllogism, 129-132.

Synecdoche, 250, 263.

"Tannenbaum," 12.

Technical words, 242.

Tennyson, Lord, quotations from, 51, 251, 283.

Terms of syllogism, 129, 130.

Testimony, 136.

Tetrameter, 274.

Thackeray, W. M., quotation from, 157.

Theme in exposition, 100, 101.

"Three Fishers, The," quotation from, 271.

"Tiger, Tiger," quotation from, 283.

Time of story, 35.

Title in exposition, 102.

"To W. L. Garrison," quotation from, 89.

Topic-sentence, 157; its position, 157-161.

Tragedy, 286.

Transitions, 118, 119.

"Travels with a Donkey," narrative or descriptive? 4; absence of plot, 17; quotations from, 62, 65, 157.

"Treasure Island," a narrative, 4; plot simple, 16.

Trimeter, 274.

Trochee, defined, 272; interchangeable with dactyl, 278.

Type-form of paragraph, 162.

"Ugly Duckling, The," 25.

Undistributed middle, 131.

Unity, 20; in narration, 21, 22; in description, 56-64; in exposition, 102, 103; in argument, 138; in paragraphs, 173; in sentences, 205.

"Uses of Astronomy, The," quotation from, 72.

Value of observation, 55.

"Vanity Fair," example of a plot, 19; quotation from, 157.

Variations in metre, 276-284.

Verbs in description, 79.

Verne, Jules, 12.

Verse, a, definition of, 273; how named, 275.

Verse forms, 269-291.

"Village Blacksmith, The," quotation from, 279, 280.

"Vision of Sir Launfal, The," 13; quotation from, 67.

Vocabulary, need of, 236.

Vulgarisms, 240.

"Wake Robin," 9.

Webster, Daniel, quotation from, to illustrate paragraph structure, 176; his use of words, 247.

"Wee Willie Winkie," its climax, 21.

Wendell, Barrett, quotation on printed words from, 94.

Whittier, John G., his "Barbara Frietchie" and "Snow-Bound" as narratives, 4.

Wilkins, Miss, small number of characters in her books, 35.

Wolfe, Charles, "The Burial of Sir John Moore" quoted, 277.

Words, 235-256; choice of, 78, 79, 80, 254-260; reputable, 240, 241; national, 242; in present use, 244, 245; Latin and Saxon, 245-248; general and specific, 248-252.

"Wordsworth," Arnold's essay on, quotations from, 158, 167; "The Daisy" quoted, 274.

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FOOTNOTES

1. See pp. 13, 14, of the Report of Committee on College Entrance Requirements.

2. See the first essay in Prose Fancies.

3. Unless otherwise stated, all page references are to the Riverside Literature Series.

4. Biglow Papers, No. X.

5. Tennyson's OEnone.

6. Historical Sketches, by Cardinal Newman.

7. Pierre et Jean, by Maupassant. Quoted from Bates's Talks on Writing English.

8. Impressions de Theatre, by Jules Lemaitre.

9. The Marble Faun, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

10. Travels with a Donkey, by R. L. Stevenson.

11. Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo.

12. The Stage Coach, in Irving's Sketch Book.

13. The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling.

14. To W. L. Garrison, by J. R. Lowell.

15. Idea of a University, by Cardinal Newman.

16. Essay on Milton, by Lord Macaulay.

17. Discussions and Arguments.

18. Essay on Milton.

19. The Physical Basis of Life, by T. H. Huxley.

20. Self-Cultivation in English, by Professor G. H. Palmer.

21. Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, by Burke.

22. A text-book on Logic, such as Jevons's, should be used to illustrate the kinds of argument more fully.

23. Silas Marner, by George Eliot.

24. The Odd Number, by Guy de Maupassant.

25. Vanity Fair, by W. M. Thackeray.

26. Idyl of the Honey-Bee, from Burroughs's Pepacton.

27. Essay on Wordsworth, by Matthew Arnold.

28. Speech on Copyright, by Lord Macaulay.

29. Idyl of the Honey-Bee, from Burroughs's Pepacton.

30. The Physical Basis of Life, by T. H. Huxley.

31. See Scott and Denney's Composition-Rhetoric.

32. Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving.

33. Essay on Milton, by Lord Macaulay.

34. Kidnapped, by R. L. Stevenson.

35. Praeterita, by John Ruskin.

36. Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, by Burke.

37. Barrett Wendell's English Composition.

38. Oration on Adams and Jefferson, by Daniel Webster.

39. Present Position of Catholics in England, by Cardinal Newman.

40. Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, by Burke.

41. Speech on the Reform Bill of 1832, by Lord Macaulay.

42. Idea of a University, by Cardinal Newman.

43. Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving.

44. Idea of a University, by Cardinal Newman.

45. Idea of a University, by Cardinal Newman.

46. Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, by Burke.

47. Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving.

48. Function of Criticism at the Present Time, by Matthew Arnold.

49. Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, by Burke.

50. The Spirit of Modern Philosophy, by Josiah Royce.

51. See Lowell's Biglow Papers, Introduction to Second Series.

52. Idea of a University, by Cardinal Newman.

53. From The Princess: a Medley, Part IV.

54. From The Seven Seas, published by D. Appleton & Co., New York. Copyright, 1896, by Rudyard Kipling.

55. In any piece of literature there are many figures. The following should be used only to make pupils familiar with varieties of figures. They will find many more in the literature they read.

56. The treatment of this subject is based upon Lanier's The Science of English Verse.

57. See p. xix.

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