AMAZEMENT. Octave. 1. Saw whom? 2. Seems, madam ? 3. The king, my father? EXAMPLE: DESCRIPTIVE, JOYOUS. Rising Inflection of Third, Fifth, and Octave, Expulsive Form, Fure Tone, Moderate Force, Radical Stress, Middle Pitch, Moderate Movement. An Idyl of the Period. G. A. BAKER. I. 1. "Walk right in! How are you, Fred? "Well, old boy, recovered yet From the Mathers' jam last night?" Said she didn't care to dance, Then she gave me such a glance. I was on the lower step, Molly on the next above; Asked me to draw off her glove. Said my sole salvation must Takes a girl, that kind of talk. 2. 66 Then, you know, I used my eyes- That I-kissed her-pass a light." II. 3. "Molly Meade, well I declare! Who'd have thought of seeing you, After what occurred last night, Out here on the avenue? O! you awful, awful girl! There-don't blush-I saw it all." "Saw all what?" "Ahem-last night At the Mathers', in the hall." I was almost dead to dance, That I'd rather talk with him. 6. When do we use a Rising Inflection of a Second? 7. When a Third? 8. When a Fifth? 9. When an Octave? 10. What lines in the selection will require Rising Slide of Fifth? 11. What of an Octave? 12. Why? LESSON XLIX. Falling Inflection. A Falling Inflection is a rapid change in the pitch of the voice from a higher to a lower one through the con crete movement. Like the Rising Inflection, it admits of various degrees. If a person in reply to a question utters the word no, expressing a mild dissent, the voice will pass from the middle pitch downward, exhibiting a Falling Inflection of a second or third; when uttered so as to express stronger dissent it will commence on a higher pitch, and end in a downward slide of a fifth; and when uttered in a very strong or passionate dissent, the downward slide will run through a whole octave. FALLING INFLECTION-WHEN USED. The Falling Inflection is used To express completion of thought. To express, in different degrees, positiveness, firmness, confidence, authority, declaration, determination, command, defiance, indignation, etc. To answer questions. To ask indefinite questions, or those beginning with relative pronouns or adverbs, and not admitting of an answer by yes or no. To give emphasis to words which otherwise would have the Rising Inflection. EXAMPLES IN FALLING INFLECTION. COMPLETION OF THOUGHT. Second and Third. 1. Charity suffereth long, and is kind. 2. Shakespeare was the greatest tragic writer. 3. It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. COMPLETENESS, POSITIVENESS, DETERMINATION. Third, Fifth, and Octave. 1. We shall not fail. 2. The war must go on 3. I am commissioned of heaven to perform this work. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Third, Fifth, and Octave. 1. What would content you? Talent? No. Enter prise ? No. Courage? No. Virtue? No. The men whom you would select should possess not one, but all of these. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of Christ? I am more. Or an arm? No. Or Can honor set a leg? No. take away the grief of a wound? No. Honor hath no skill in surgery, then? No. word. What is honor? A What is that word honor? All. Who hath it ? He that died on Wednesday. No. Doth he feel it? Doth he hear it? No. Is it insensible, then? Yes, to the dead. INDEFINITE QUESTIONS. Third, Fifth, and Octave. 1. Why reason ye these things in your hearts? |