Part Ⅰ Prcliminaries 1
Unit 1 An Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing 1
1.1 Rhetoric 1
1.2 Writing 14
1.3 The Rhetorical Writing Process 21
Unit 2 Strategies in the Rhetorical Writing Process 27
Part Ⅱ Rhetoric Writing 40
Unit 3 Lexical Communicative Rhetoric in Writing 40
3.1 Archaism 40
3.3 Slang 42
3.2 Colloquialism 42
3.4 Idiom 44
3.5 Jargon 45
3.6 Regional Dialect 46
3.7 Vulgarism 47
3.8 Summary 48
Unit 4 Syntactical Communicative Rhetoric in Writing 50
4.1 Sentence Addition 50
4.2 Avoiding Dangling Elements 56
4.3 Adjusting Misplaced Modifiers 59
4.4 Avoiding Front-heaviness of the Sentence 60
4.5 Controlled Use of the Passive Voice 63
4.6 Rhetorical Classification of Sentences 65
4.7 Style 67
4.8 Tone 70
Unit 5 Lexical Aesthetic Rhetoric in Writing 75
5.1 Simile 76
5.2 Metaphor 76
5.3 Analogy 78
5.4 Personification 80
5.5 Epithet 80
5.7 Synecdoche 82
5.6 Metonymy 82
5.8 Antonomasia 83
5.9 Euphemism 84
5.10 Hyperbole 87
5.11 Irony 88
5.12 Satire 89
5.13 Pun 91
5.14 Syllepsis 92
5.15 Allusion 93
5.16 Oxymoron 95
5.17 Paradox 95
6.1 Rhetorical Question 98
Unit 6 Syntactical Aesthetic Rhetoric in Writing 98
6.2 Ellipsis 100
6.3 Parenthesis 100
6.4 Parallelism 101
6.5 Repetition 103
6.6 Antithesis 107
6.7 Climax 109
6.8 Anticlimax 110
6.9 Anastrophe 110
6.10 Represented Speech 110
6.12 Apostrophe 111
6.11 Chiasmus 111
Part Ⅲ Thesis Writing 114
Unit 7 Introduction to Thesis,Thesis Structure and Thesis Style 114
Unit 8 Reading the Literature with a Critical View 140
8.1 Sources of Literature 140
8.1.1 General References 141
8.1.2 Indexes,Abstract and Catalogue 141
8.2 Procedures for Reviewing the Literature 142
8.2.1 Constructing a Working Bibliography 142
8.2.2 Deciding the Scope 144
8.2.3 Deciding What is for the Detailed Reading 146
8.2.4 Summarizing the Information 147
Unit 9 Using Sources of Literature 150
9.1 Evaluating Sources 150
9.2 Incorporating Sources in the Thesis 152
9.3 Spelling and Mechanics in Using Sources 154
9.4 Acknowledging Sources 156
9.5 Summary 168
Part Ⅳ Pragmatic Failure and Practice in Writing 171
Unit 10 Lexical Problems 171
Unit 11 Selected Structural Peculiarities 185
Unit 12 Stylistic Devices 221
Unit 13 Clarity and Syntax 232
Unit 14 Rhetorical Enhancers:Conjunctions and Discourse Markers 258
Unit 15 Articles 271
Unit 16 Punctuations 278
Part Ⅴ Readings and Commentaries about Writing 290
Unit 17 Narrative Readings and Commentaries 290
Unit 18 Descriptive Readings and Commentaries 299
Unit 19 Expositive Readings Commentaries 306
Unit 20 Argumentative Readings and Commentaries 330
References 362
Appendix:Glossary 365