Part One
Chapter 1 What Is Rhetoric?
1.1 Rhetoric and oratory
1.2 Conntation of rhetoric
1.3 Definitions of rhetoric
1.4 Five assumptions
Exercises
Chapter 2 Brief History of Western Rhetoric
2.1 Classical rhetoric
2.2 Rhetoric in the Middle Ages
2.3 Rhetoric in the Renaissance
2.4 New Classical Rhetoric
2.5 Contemporary rhetoric
2.6 Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 3 The Importance of Learning English Rhetoric
Exercises
Part Two
Chapter 4 Choice of Words
4.1 Use suitable words
4.2 Denotation and connotation
4.3 General words and specific words
4.4 Absrtact words and concrete words
4.5 Short words and long words
Exercises
Chapter 5 Choice of Sentences
Part Three
Chapter 6 Introduction:Figures of Speech
Chapter 7 Phonetic Figures of Speech
Chapter 8 Syntactic Figures of Speech(I)
Chapter 9 Syntactic Figures of Speech(II)
Chapter 10 Semantic Figures of Speech
Chapter 11 Logical Figures of Speech
Appendix A A Genaral Test on Figures of Speech
Appendix B Keys to the Exercises
Appendix C Answers to General Test on Figures of Speech
Bibliography
Index