2) Appeal to the associative imagination 46

a) Appeal to fancy 46

3) Appeal to the penetrative imagination 47

4) Appeal to the contemplative imagination 47

a) Philosophy in the fairy tales 48

b) Proverbs in the fairy tales 50

c) Relation of the contemplative
imagination to science 52

c.  A basis of truth, or appeal to the intellect 53

1) The truth must be idealistic 53

a) It may be realistic 53

b) It may be romantic 53

2) Value of the appeal of literature to the
intellect 53

d.  A form more or less perfect 54

1) The elements of form:  words, sentences,
paragraphs, and wholes 58

a) Words, the medium of language must
have two powers 54

(1) Denotation, to name what they
mean 54

(2) Connotation, to suggest what they
imply 54

b) Suggestive power of words illustrated 55

2) General qualities characteristic of perfect
form 57

a) Precision or clearness 57

(1) Precision demands that words have
denotation 57

(2) Precision appeals to the intellect 57

b) Energy or force 57

(1) Energy demands that words have
connotation 58

(2) Energy appeals to the emotions and
holds the attention 58

c) Delicacy or emotional harmony 58

(1) Delicacy demands that words have
the power of adaptation 58

(2) Delicacy demands that form appeal
to the aesthetic sense 58

(3) Delicacy is secured by selection and
arrangement of words according to
emotional associations 58

d) Personality 58

(1) Personality gives the charm of
individuality 58

(2) Personality suggests the character
of the writer 58

3) Principles controlling the elements
of form, principles of composition 58

a) The principle of sincerity 58

(1) Sincerity demands a just expression 58

b) The principle of unity 59

(1) Unity demands a central idea 59

(2) Unity demands completeness 59

(3) Unity demands no irrelevant material 59

(4) Unity demands method, sequence
and climax 59