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... gives the elation of Power , .. 81. Essential pleasure of Power , a rebound from Weakness , 83. Anger or Indignation allied to the Sublime ,. PAGE 81 82 82 83 83 DD388 84 84 85 86 86 86 88 82. Sympathy with Power in others , .. 88 89 84 ...
... gives the elation of Power , .. 81. Essential pleasure of Power , a rebound from Weakness , 83. Anger or Indignation allied to the Sublime ,. PAGE 81 82 82 83 83 DD388 84 84 85 86 86 86 88 82. Sympathy with Power in others , .. 88 89 84 ...
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... gives an agreeable Surprise , 126 140. Extreme form of the Balance , .. 141. Balance combined with Antithesis ,. 127 127 142. Balance with Obverse Iteration ,. 128 143. Balance with Epigram ,. 128 144. Pointed expression of difference ...
... gives an agreeable Surprise , 126 140. Extreme form of the Balance , .. 141. Balance combined with Antithesis ,. 127 127 142. Balance with Obverse Iteration ,. 128 143. Balance with Epigram ,. 128 144. Pointed expression of difference ...
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... metrical features of English poetry , .. METRE . 138. English metre depends upon accent , .. The position of the accent gives rise to five measures ,. 285 285 285 CONTENTS . 139. Examples of the different Measures , .. 16 CONTENTS .
... metrical features of English poetry , .. METRE . 138. English metre depends upon accent , .. The position of the accent gives rise to five measures ,. 285 285 285 CONTENTS . 139. Examples of the different Measures , .. 16 CONTENTS .
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... give force , as in the second example above . The distinction is more in appear- ance than in substance , and has no practical value . The The Figures are classed under a variety of names . most common are Simile , Metaphor , Allegory ...
... give force , as in the second example above . The distinction is more in appear- ance than in substance , and has no practical value . The The Figures are classed under a variety of names . most common are Simile , Metaphor , Allegory ...
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... give greater intensity or impressiveness to the meaning . For this purpose , the comparison should be to something that excites the feelings more strongly than the thing com- pared . Thus , Sir Philip Sidney , in endeavoring to give a ...
... give greater intensity or impressiveness to the meaning . For this purpose , the comparison should be to something that excites the feelings more strongly than the thing com- pared . Thus , Sir Philip Sidney , in endeavoring to give a ...
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abstract alliterations Antithesis arrangement balanced bay color beauty brevity called character circumstances clause comparison composition concrete concrete Extract connection consonants contrast degradation degree Demosthenes described effect emotion English epigram example excitement exposition expression facts figure genius give given harmony Hence History human humor hyperbole Iliad illustration implies impression instances iteration kind language ludicrous meaning melody ment metaphor method metonymy mind mode moral mountains narrative nation nature noun nuendo objects obverse orator pain paragraph pathos Pearl Coast person personification phatic Plato pleasure Pleonasm poet poetic poetry political politics of Poland predicate principle proposition reference rivers sense sentence sentiment simile sions Socrates sometimes sound statement strength style sublime subordinate suggest syllables Synecdoche tautologies tence tender feeling things thou thought tion Transferred Epithet truth variety verb vowels writer