Preface to Critical ReadingHolt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969 - 360 páginas |
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... words is just as vital , of course , to the writer . His ceaseless task is to select the word which will convey exactly what he wants to say . The practiced writer , like the practiced reader , derives his skill from his awareness that ...
... words is just as vital , of course , to the writer . His ceaseless task is to select the word which will convey exactly what he wants to say . The practiced writer , like the practiced reader , derives his skill from his awareness that ...
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... words . ( Use of foreign words where English would serve just as well is , of course , merely affectation . ) And foreign words , too , can often be translated from the context : " There was a palace coup in the South American country ...
... words . ( Use of foreign words where English would serve just as well is , of course , merely affectation . ) And foreign words , too , can often be translated from the context : " There was a palace coup in the South American country ...
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... words . Is it due to the word's sound , the picture called to mind , or both ? Does the word have connotative value even though the mean- ing may not be precisely fixed in your mind ? maggot , retch , phlegm , miasma , stench , raucous ...
... words . Is it due to the word's sound , the picture called to mind , or both ? Does the word have connotative value even though the mean- ing may not be precisely fixed in your mind ? maggot , retch , phlegm , miasma , stench , raucous ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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advertising allusions American analogy appear argument attitude audience better called clichés clues communication conclusion connotation context course critical death device diction dictionary E. B. White effect emotional English essay euphemisms example Exercises experience expression eyes fact false dilemma feeling H. L. Mencken hand human ideas implied Inductive Reasoning Informal Fallacies jargon kind language literature living loaded language look magazine Major premise McMurdo Station meaning ment metaphor mind never newspapers nouns opinion paragraph passage periodic sentence person phrases poem political prose purpose question quick pride quotations quoted reader reason reference rhythm Sean O'Casey sense sentence simple slang sound speaker speech statement student style suggest syllogism symbols talk teachers television things thought tion tone true truth University verb vocabulary William Faulkner words writing
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