[Read a little English every day] gnuhpc comments: Arthur Clutton Brock-the cardinal signing ue of Prose

Prose of its very nature is longer than verse, and the resulting es peculiar to it manifest themselves gradually. IfCardinal(Adj. major) cipher ue of poetry is love, the cardinal cipher ue of prose is justice; and, whereas love makes you act and speak on the spur of the moment, justice needs inquiry, patience and a control even of the noblest passions. by justice, here I do not mean justice only to particle people or ideas, but a habit of justice in all processes of thought, a styleTranquillized(Calm) and a formMoulded (V. mould, shape, and Mold)By that habit. the master of prose is not cold, but he will not let any word or image inflame him with a heat irrelevant to his purpose. unhasting, unresting, he pursues it, subduing ([sub · due | s limit B 'du limit/-'dju limit] v. all the riches of his mind to it, rejecting all beauties that are notGermane ([Ger · mane | D too many R' me too N/D too many else-]Adj. Closely related)To it; making his own beauty out of the very accomplishment of it, out of the whole work and its proportions, so that you must read to the end before you know that it is beauul ul. but he has his reward, for his is trusted and convinces, as those who are at the mercy of their ownEloquence (['El %kw %ns]


N. eloquence)Do not; and he gives a pleasure all the greater for being hardly noticed. in the best prose, whether narrative or argument, we are so led on as we read, that we do not stop to applaud the writer, nor do we stop to question him.

 

 

 

The most important quality of Prose

 

Arthur clarton-broke

Prose, in essence, is longer than the length of the rhyme, and its unique quality is gradually presented. If the most important quality of poetry is love, the most important quality of prose is reasonable. In addition, although "love" allows you to act and express your passion for a moment, "reasonable" requires investigation, patience, and control, even the highest passion. I am not referring to the rationality of specific people or thoughts, but to a rational habit in the whole process of thinking, A kind of calm style formed by this habit and the form created by this habit. The prose master is not indifferent, but he does not allow words or images that are full of passion but irrelevant to his original intention to stimulate his feelings. He does not panic, never stop pursuing, restrained his mind's rich Ideological Activities, and abandoned all the beauty unrelated to it. From the completed works, create your own beauty from the harmonious relationship between the whole and all parts of the work. Therefore, you must read the work to know that it is beautiful. However, he enjoys his own compensation. Because he has gained people's trust, he is convincing. The truth is the same as that for those who rely solely on explicit words. In addition, he is not explicit, but it can give people more pleasure. When we read the best prose, whether it is narrative or rational, we can't help but read it directly without stopping to cheer for the author or asking the author.