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f time the voice dwells on a word. 71. _What is Quality?_ That property which relates to the kind of voice. 72. _What is Movement?_ The degree of rapidity with which the voice moves from one word to another. 73. _How many kinds of Movement?_ Six. 74. _What are they?_ Very slow, slow, moderate, lively, rapid, and very rapid. 75. _What does Expression comprehend?_ The practical application of all the principles of reading and elocution. 76. _What is Cadence?_ The natural dropping of the voice at the end of a sentence, denoting completeness of thought. 77. _What is a Rhetorical pause?_ A suspension of the voice for rhetorical effect. 78. _What is Emphasis?_ Giving force and energy to certain words. 79. _How many kinds of Emphasis?_ Two. 80. _What are they?_ Absolute and relative. 81. _What is Absolute emphasis?_ Emphasis made without any contrast with other words. 82. _What is Relative emphasis?_ Emphasis used where there is antithesis either expressed or implied. 83. _Is a whole Phrase ever made emphatic?_ It is often. 84. _For what purpose?_ To give it great force. 85. _What is the Emphatic pause?_ Pause made for emphasis. 86. _What is Antithesis?_ Two or more words opposed to each other in meaning. 87. _What is a Climax?_ A series of particulars increasing in importance to the last. 88. _What is Anti-climax?_ A series of particulars decreasing in importance to the last. 89. _What is meant by Transition?_ Any sudden change in reading. 90. _What is Emphatic repetition?_ Words repeated for emphasis. 91. _What is an Interrogation?_ A statement, or assertion, put in the form of a question. 92. _What is an Exclamation?_ A statement denoting strong emotions. 93. _What is Personation?_ One person imitating the actions and manners of some other person or persons. 94. _How many kinds of style in reading?_ Five. 95. _What are they?_ Description, Argument, Narration, Persuasion, Exhortation. 96. _What should be characteristic of the Descriptive style?_ The Speaker should use the same manner that he would if he were actually describing the thing spoken of. 97. _What should be characteristic of the Argumentative style?_ Directness and earnestness. 98. _What should characterize the Narrative?_ The Reader
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