Eloquent essays

5 Tips for More Eloquent Writing 1 Remember the Rule of Three. The Three Blind Mice. ... 2 Repeat Yourself (Kind Of) My next favorite rhetorical technique is called anaphora or parallelism, and it is simply starting each sentence with the same word or phrase. 3 Follow A Rhythm. ... 4 Ask Questions. ... 5 Just Keep Writing. ...

Definition. Eloquence is the art or practice of using fluent, forceful, and persuasive discourse. Adjective: eloquent. Over the ages, authors have variously described eloquence as "words sweetly placed and modestly directed" (William Shakespeare), "a painting of thought" (Blaise Pascal), "the poetry of prose" (William Cullen Bryant),...

"It may be pretended, that the decline of eloquence is owing to the superior good sense of the moderns, who reject with disdain all those rhetorical tricks employed to seduce the judges, and will admit of nothing but solid argument in any debate of deliberation. . . .

" Eloquence itself . . . is no mere plaster added to a framework of more stable qualities. Eloquence is simply the end of art, and is thus its essence. Even the poorest art is eloquent, but in a poor way, with less intensity, until this aspect is obscured by others fattening upon its leanness.