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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- author.     Subjects     English language -- Style.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- author.       by title:      Farnsworth's classic...         MARC Display

Farnsworth's classical English style / by Ward Farnsworth. by Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- author. Boston, MA : David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc., 2020. Subjects English language -- Style. ISBN:  9781567926651 (hardcover) : 1567926657 (hardcover) : Description:  xvi, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents:  Choice of words: simplicity -- Choice of words: the Saxon finish -- Choice of words: the Latinate finish and variations -- Choice of words: special effects -- Metonymy -- Hyperbole -- Lengths of sentences -- Sentence structure -- Passive voice -- Anacoluthon -- The rhetorical instructions -- The rhetorical announcement -- Cadence: classic patterns -- Cadence: combinations and contrasts. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Farnsworth's Classical English Style is third in a series about principles of good writing, derived from an earlier age in the life of the language. While books on style usually emphasize some general principles, this book spends a lot of time on details, providing numerous examples of the principles Farnsworth outlines. Farnsworth asks why good writing sounds that way through many small choices in words, rhythm, and the construction of sentences and explains how those choices put force into writing and speech"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 808.02 Fa Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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