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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913. Excerpt: ... NOTES Descriptive Selections Point of View The first group of six specimens is designed to illustrate Point of View in Description, in its literal sense of a place from which one sees objects, and in its figurative signification of a mental attitude or state whereby things undergo certain modifications in the perception. The importance of a definite point of view in describing lies in the control which such a point of view exercises over observed objects in the matter of order, scale, definiteness and number of details, and general outline, and in many cases in the quality of the impressions received. The Ranch.--What has the point of view to do here with the order of observation? How does it aid in the management of the details? Does it serve any purpose in securing unity of impression? Note the successive stages of the description, the effect of progressiveness throughout. A Glimpse Of Old Paris.--What is the order of observation here, as revealed by the second paragraph? Is this natural? Is it helpful? Note the frequent use of primary or fundamental images created through comparisons. Note the constant use of phrases of direction. Is the description orderly enough to make possible the drawing of a plan of the city? What would happen in so detailed a description without a definite point of view? Outside Dorlcote Mill.--Is the point of view here fixed or moving? Trace the various stages of the observation. What means is there of knowing whether the point of view is close to or far from the objects observed? What physical impression does one get from the description? A warm personal feeling marks the selection, and shows in the vocabulary, which should be studied for its intimate suggestion of sensation. Hermiston.--What is the unifying element in the pro...
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