C, P, and I.notebook
October 18, 2016
1st edition:
“Grammar as Rhetoric and Style”: Cumulative, Periodic, and Inverted Sentences­ due 10­28
­ read pages 893­896
­ complete exercise 2 (all of them!), exercise 3 (only #2, #4, and #6), and exercise 5 (choose 2 to model; can't do #1)
2nd edition:
“Grammar as Rhetoric and Style”: Cumulative, Periodic, and Inverted Sentences­ due 10­28
­ read pages 991­995
­ complete exercise 1 (all of them!),
exercise 4 (only #2, #3, and #5)
and exercise 6 (chose 2 to model; can't do #1)
Sep 19­7:34 AM
Periodic:
The sounds of the morning, the pot boiling on the stove, the laughter of siblings, and the purr of the cat, I remember vividly.
Cumulative:
I remember vividly the sounds of the morning, the pot boiling on the stove, the laughter of siblings, and the purr of the cat.
Inverted
I do remember the sounds of the morning.
Remember, do I the sounds of the morning.
Oct 8­11:54 AM
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C, P, and I.notebook
October 18, 2016
EXERCISE 1 or 2:
For each of the following, craft a periodic, cumulative, or inverted sentence by filling in the blanks. Label the type of sentence you have constructed in parentheses. [not part of the directions in the book, but I want you to do this!]
Only when _______ will __________.
Only when the cat purrs, the toddler sleeps, and the house is quiet will Mrs. Knapp be at peace. [periodic]
Sep 19­7:52 AM
EXERCISE 3 or 4:
Identify each of the following sentences as periodic, cumulative, or inverted and then discuss the impact of using that pattern.
Must use one of these effects:
* to emphasize a point
* to increase tension
* to create a dramatic impact
* to control sentence rhythm (don't use this one!)
Sep 19­7:52 AM
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C, P, and I.notebook
October 18, 2016
EXAMPLE:
1) When the buffalo are all slaughtered, the wild horses all tamed, the secret corners of the forests heavy with the scent of men, and the view of the ripe hills blotted by talking wires, where is the thicket?
1) Periodic; By preparing the reader with circumstances, like the slain buffalo and the subdued horses, that lead up to a final question, the author is able to create tension surrounding the answer, which is the thicket is "nowhere" or "gone."
Sep 19­7:59 AM
Exercise 5 or 6:
The following are five examples of unusual sentence patterns. Choose two or three; then write your own sentences, using each example as a model.
Neither in its clearness, its colour, its fantasy of motion, its calmness of space, depth, and reflection or its wrath, can water be conceived by a low­lander, out of sight of sea. Not for its purr, its fur, its lack of wakefulness, its eagerness for play, fight, and independence or its serenity, can a cat be appreciated by a dog­
lover, ignorant of the beauty of felines.
Sep 19­8:03 AM
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