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QUESTIONS 



Structure and Style. What is the method of develop- 

 ment of the whole essay? Are there many or few main 

 points. Are all given equal development? Can you ex- 

 plain the distribution of emphasis? Are there any di- 

 gressions? 



Compare the introductions of the various essays. Are 

 they effective? Can you suggest a reason why each 

 begins as it does? Can you suggest a better introduction? 



Study the conclusions of the essays in the same way. 



Can you summarise each paragraph in a sentence? 

 What provision is made for transition? Is the thought 

 developed more often by passing from general to par- 

 ticular, or the reverse? Does Huxley make use of 

 enumeration? summaries? topic sentences? If there is 

 a topic sentence, where is it placed? How is it developed? 



Are sentences predominately long, short, or varied? 

 What effect is produced by each kind? Can you find 

 examples of the effective use of parallel constructions, 

 periodic sentences, balance, antithesis, and climax? Can 

 you find sentences that seem to you composed with great 

 care, and others that seem to you rough? 



Find examples of words that are technical, colloquial, 

 quaint, antiquated, precise, abstract, concrete. Does 

 Huxley's vocabulary seem to you varied? appropriate? 

 carefully chosen? Find examples of literary allusions. 

 From what sources are they chiefly taken? Are figures 

 of speech used to any considerable extent? What figures 

 are most often used? 



