The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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192 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.41 inches. In Stock.
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- Title
- The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Chittenden, L. A.
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1331599814
- ISBN 13
- 9781331599814
- Item weight
- 0.27 kilograms
Master clear writing with a step-by-step guide to planning, drafting, and revising persuasive essays.
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The next step beyond the Reproduction in the line of condensation is the Summary. The matter given for the Summary is much greater than for the Reproduction, and the required essay may be made shorter. The object of the Summary is brevity of expression and grasp of thought. If these various exercises be at first applied to easy matter, stories, simple poems, etc., the pupil will be able to apply them with great advantage, in a more advanced part of his course, to the more difficult subjects of history, science, orations, etc.
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