Theme model 7

Theme-model VII.— DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE. Several of the description-motives may be organized with reference to a place. Lamb's The South-Sea Housc,The Old Benchers of the Inner Temple, and Christ's Hospital Five-and-Thirty Years Ago give us glimpses of several persons who were associated in Lamb's mind with the places mentioned in the above three titles. The outline given below has been suggested by these selections.

Theme-model VII. in Outline.

The fol¬lowing is an outline for a theme on "The People in Our Street."

First paragraph — Describe the street.

Second paragraph — the personal appearance of some dweller in the street.

Third paragraph — the mode of life of another.

Fourth paragraph — the character of another. Fifth paragraph — a familiar occasion or assem¬blage in the street, such as children gathering and dancing to the music of a hand organ.

Sixth paragraph — Describe a conversation, per¬haps a quarrel, between neighbors. Do not give this in dialogue.

Seventh paragraph—the mode of life of the street as a whole.

Exercise Write upon "The People in Our Street," or upon any of the following subjects or something similar. the outline must be adapted to the subject. Be careful, however, for the sake of practice in writ¬ing description, to use only description-motives, and only one of each kind. If you wish, you may use a situation for your first paragraph.

1. The Italian, German, or other foreign quarter of some city with which you are familiar.

2.	A fashionable suburb. 3.	Under an umbrella. Represent yourself as walk¬ing down a certain street in a rainstorm, and tell what you see of persons, places, etc., using a paragraph for each motive. Emphasize especially the effect of the rain on mood, character, and personal appearance. 4.	In Westminster Abbey. 5.	In St. Peter's at Rome. 6.	In the Alhambra. 7.	At the theater. 8.	Some noted place you visited in your travels. 9.	In a schoolroom. 10. In a street car.

CAUTION.- Remember to use but one paragraph de¬scribing place in your theme. The other paragraphs should deal with persons or occasions associated with the place.