REFLECTIVE PARAGRAPHS. 95. Reflections suggested by an object, 96. (1.) Individuals-Example, "Holyrood Palace," 97. (2.) Classes-Example, "The Telescope," 98. (3.) Events and Qualities, 99. Example I., "Magna Charta," PART III.-THE STRUCTURE OF THEMES. SECTION 107, 108. Themes and their kinds, CHAPTER I. NARRATIVE THEMES. 109-112. The Narrative Theme, its purpose and kinds, 113. Rules for Narration, 114. Directions for Scheme-making, 115. (1.) Incidental Themes-Model Scheme, "Paper- 116. (2.) Biographical Themes-Model Scheme, "Frederic 117. (3.) Historical Themes-Model Scheme, “The Mas- CHAPTER II. PAGE 97 97 98 98 99 99 100 DESCRIPTIVE THEMES. 118, 119. The Descriptive Theme, its purpose and kinds, 121. (2.) Class Objects-Model Scheme, "The Camera 102 103 Obscura," 103 122. (3.) Abstract Subjects-Model Scheme, “Division of 123, The Reflective Theme, its purpose and kinds, 126-128. The Argumentative Theme, its purpose and parts 139. These parts restated, 118 140. Model Scheme, "The Argument from Miracles," 119 155. The Pause, 127 156, 157. Two kinds of Measure, Regular and Irregular, 127 CHAPTER II. REGULAR MEASURE. 158-168. Simple Regular Measure, 159: Heroic Measure, 160: Elegiac Stanza, 161. Spenserian Stanza, 162. The Sonnet, 163-165: Romantic Measure, 166. Tennysonian Stanza, 167, 168. Ballad Stanza, &c., 169, 170. Complex Regular Measure, 171. Modes of Varying Regular Measure, 128 128 128 128 129 130 131 131 132 133 SECTION CHAPTER III. IRREGULAR MEASURE. 172-178. Simple Irregular Measure, 174. Its Character, 175, 176. Its Forms and Variableness, 177. Locksley Hall Measure, 178. Unrhymed Irregular Measure, 179, 180. Complex Irregular Measure, 180. Modes of Varying Irregular Measure, CHAPTER IV. PAGE 137 137 138 139 139 139 140 141 NARRATIVE IN VERSE, &c. 181, 182. Tales and Fables, 145 182. Example, "Death of De Boune," 183. Scriptural Subjects-Example, "Blind Bartimeus," 145 148 154 156 185. Fables in Verse-Example, "The Sheep-Dog and the Ancient History, Biography, Mythology, &c., Modern History, Biography, Adventures, &c., III. EXPLANATION OF TERMS, 175 177 180 181 181 182 |