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=The Pattern of Literation.= But language, by its very nature, offers to the ear not only a pattern of rhythm but also a pattern of letters. A mastery of literation is therefore a necessary element of style.
The list is diminished by a number of words which are found only in the omitted and retained portions, furnishing evidence, as above, that both proceed from the same hand. Westcott's article on the 'Vulgate' in Smith's Dictionary. It should be noticed that Dr. Westcott's literation differs from that of Dr. Scrivener and Tregelles, which has been adopted here.
Thus it is with the following sentence of Sir Thomas Browne's, wherein it is difficult to decide whether the rhythm or the literation contributes the larger share to its symmetry of sound: "But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity."
=The Heresy of the Accidental.= Every now and then a critic steps forward with the statement that style in fiction is not a deliberate and conscious conquest, that the sound of sentences is accidental and may therefore not be marshaled to contribute to the sense, and that preoccupation with details of rhythm and of literation is an evidence of a finical and narrow mind.
I never heard anything called that, and it has such a pretty jingle about it when you say them all together. It's a what do you call it? 'literation? It means where a whole string of words begin with the same letter. Don't you think that would make a splendid name for a dog?"
Structure and Style Style a Matter of Feeling Style an Absolute Quality The Twofold Appeal of Language Concrete Examples Onomatopoetic Words Memorable Words The Patterning of Syllables Stevenson on Style The Pattern of Rhythm The Pattern of Literation Style a Fine Art Style an Important Aid to Fiction The Heresy of the Accidental Style an Intuitive Quality Methods and Materials Content and Form The Fusion of Both Elements The Author's Personality Recapitulation.
Thus it is with the following sentence of Sir Thomas Browne's, wherein it is difficult to decide whether the rhythm or the literation contributes the larger share to its symmetry of sound: "But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity."
But language, by its very nature, offers to the ear not only a pattern of rhythm but also a pattern of letters. A mastery of literation is therefore a necessary element of style. Effects indisputably potent in suggestion may be gained by running a recurrence of certain letters, deftly for a time withheld, since blatancy must always be avoided, and yet triumphant in harmonious return.
Every now and then a critic steps forward with the statement that style in fiction is not a deliberate and conscious conquest, that the sound of sentences is accidental and may therefore not be marshaled to contribute to the sense, and that preoccupation with details of rhythm and of literation is an evidence of a finical and narrow mind.
His tastes run large to literation and poetry. "'Hum! says Peter again. 'All papers are more or less literary even trust agreements. Hum! "'All the same, says I, 'I'll bet my Sunday beaver that HE never took it. "They didn't answer, but looked solemn. Then the three of us went on watch.
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