"Self-Cultivation in English," quotation from, 101, 112.

Semicolons, 202, 203, 305, 306.

Sentences, 200-230;
simple and compound, 200, 201;
long or short, 204, 205.

Sequence of events, 29, 30.

Serial arrangement of paragraph, 181-188.

"Sesame and Lilies," 239.

Sienkiewicz, Henry, his "Quo Vadis," 7.

"Silas Marner," written for a purpose, 13;
example of a plot, 20;
time consumed in the story, 36;
quotation to show paragraph length, 152-156.

Simile, 77, 261.

Sing-song, natural tendency toward, 269, 276.

Slang, 240.

Slowness of movement, 33.

"Snow-Bound," narrative or descriptive?, 4.

Song defined, 285.

Sonnet defined, 285.

Specific words, 248-252.

Spencer, Herbert, on the philosophy of the periodic sentence, 212.

Spenser, Edmund, "The Faerie Queene" quoted, 281.

"Spirit of Modern Philosophy," Royce's, quotation from, 242.

Spondee, 273.

Stanza, 275.

Stedman, E. C., an authority on literature, 9.

Stevenson, Robert Louis, his "Treasure Island" and "Travels with a
Donkey" as narratives, 4;
quotation from "Kidnapped," 15;
his "An Autumn Effect" quoted, 17;
unity in his stories, 27;
descriptions from, quoted, 62, 72;
examples of personification from, 77;
his unusual use of words, 79;
quotation to show paragraph structure, 165.

Subdual of subordinate parts, 219.

Subject, 8-12;
common, 11;
interesting, 11;
in exposition, 99, 100.

Suggestion _vs._ enumeration, 52.

Suggestions to teachers, 257-260.

Suggestive description, 55.

Summary, a, 119.

Superlatives, 80.

Syllogism, 129-132.

Synecdoche, 250, 263.

"Tannenbaum," 12.

Technical words, 242.

Tennyson, Lord, quotations from, 51, 251, 283.

Terms of syllogism, 129, 130.

Testimony, 136.

Tetrameter, 274.

Thackeray, W. M., quotation from, 157.

Theme in exposition, 100, 101.

"Three Fishers, The," quotation from, 271.

"Tiger, Tiger," quotation from, 283.

Time of story, 35.

Title in exposition, 102.

"To W. L. Garrison," quotation from, 89.

Topic-sentence, 157;
its position, 157-161.

Tragedy, 286.

Transitions, 118, 119.

"Travels with a Donkey," narrative or descriptive? 4;
absence of plot, 17;
quotations from, 62, 65, 157.

"Treasure Island," a narrative, 4;
plot simple, 16.

Trimeter, 274.

Trochee, defined, 272;
interchangeable with dactyl, 278.

Type-form of paragraph, 162.

"Ugly Duckling, The," 25.