The Lively Art of Writing

by Payne, Lucile Vaughan

• ISBN13: 9780451627124
• ISBN10: 0451627121
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1969-03-01
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

The basic principles involved in communicating ideas on paper are carefully reviewed for the aspiring writer as well as the student

Table of Contents

A Note to the Student	p. 11
What Is an Essay?	p. 13
Subjects for Essays	p. 14
What Is an Opinion, and How Do You Reach It?	p. 16
What Makes an Opinion Interesting?	p. 19
Examining the Opposition	p. 20
Believe What You Say	p. 21
Summary	p. 22
From Opinion to Thesis	p. 25
"Closing In" on Your Thesis	p. 25
The Five-Step Process	p. 26
A Subject Close to Home	p. 29
Summary	p. 31
The Full and Final Thesis	p. 33
Elements of a Full Thesis	p. 34
The Psychology of Argument	p. 34
Strongest Argument Last	p. 36
Form of the Full Thesis	p. 37
Summary	p. 39
Structure	p. 40
The Introduction	p. 42
No Bombs, Please	p. 45
The Big Middle Section	p. 47
Refer to Your Full Thesis	p. 48
Your Strongest Argument	p. 50
The Conclusion	p. 54
Back to Beginnings	p. 54
Understand the Structure	p. 55
Tying In the Middle Section	p. 56
Summary	p. 57
First Steps Toward Style	p. 59
The First Commandment	p. 61
The Second Commandment	p. 64
Summary	p. 67
The Size and Shape of Middle Paragraphs	p. 70
One Point, One Paragraph	p. 71
Length of Paragraphs	p. 72
Basic Paragraph Structure	p. 72
Developing a Paragraph	p. 74
Picture-Frame Paragraphs	p. 75
Summary	p. 78
Connections Between Paragraphs	p. 80
Standard Devices	p. 83
A Note on "however"	p. 85
Paragraph Hooks	p. 87
The Combinations	p. 90
Summary	p. 90
The Passive Voice	p. 93
What It Is, and How to Beat It	p. 95
Adrift in Nobody-Land	p. 96
Making the Subject Perform	p. 97
Why Passive Voice at All?	p. 99
A Plan for Self-Protection	p. 100
Summary	p. 101
The Sound of Sentences	p. 103
The Rhythm of Speech	p. 106
Getting Inside the Sentence	p. 108
The Basic Statement	p. 110
The Strung-Along Sentence	p. 111
The Periodic Sentence	p. 112
The Combinations	p. 113
Selecting the Details	p. 114
Expanding the Subject	p. 116
Expanding the Verb	p. 117
Expanding the Rest of the Sentence	p. 118
Summary	p. 120
Parallel Structure	p. 123
Look for the Common Denominator	p. 124
The Smaller Parallels	p. 126
Summary	p. 129
A Way with Words	p. 133
Synonyms and Antonyms	p. 134
Big Words and Small	p. 136
The Solemn Vapors	p. 138
Metaphor and Simile	p. 139
Allusion	p. 141
Summary	p. 142
Odds and Ends and Means	p. 145
The Terrible Three	p. 145
The Troublesome Twenty-Seven	p. 147
Punctuation	p. 152
Summary	p. 153
More Freedom and a Few Flourishes	p. 156
First Person at Last	p. 157
How to Write Badly by Trying Very, Very Hard	p. 159
Irony	p. 161
The Fully Ironic Essay	p. 161
The Ironic Touch	p. 162
Writing the Term Paper	p. 165
The Trial Thesis	p. 166
Procedure for Research	p. 168
The Final Thesis	p. 173
Your Paper Is in the Cards	p. 174
Writing the First Draft	p. 176
The Final Draft	p. 179
Summary	p. 180
Summing Up	p. 181
Handy Reminders	p. 183
Index	p. 187
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