confuse metaphor.

14 _a_. Do not mix metaphor with literal statement.

14 _b_. Do not use poetic metaphor to illustrate a prosaic subject.

ORDER OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE.

15. Emphatic words must stand in emphatic positions; _i.e._, for the
most part, at the beginning or the end of the sentence.

15 _a_. Unemphatic words must, as a rule, be kept from the end.
Exceptions.

15 _b_. An interrogation sometimes gives emphasis.

16. The Subject, if unusually emphatic, should often be transferred
from the beginning of the sentence.

17. The Object is sometimes placed before the Verb for emphasis.

18. Where several words are emphatic, make it clear which is the most
emphatic. Emphasis can sometimes be given by adding an epithet, or an
intensifying word.

19. Words should be as near as possible to the words with which they
are grammatically connected.

20. Adverbs should be placed next to the words they are intended to
qualify.

21. "Only"; the strict rule is that "only" should be placed before the
word it affects.

22. When "not only" precedes "but also," see that each is followed by
the same part of speech.

23. "At least," "always," and other adverbial adjuncts, sometimes
produce ambiguity.

24. Nouns should be placed near the Nouns that they define.

25. Pronouns should follow the Nouns to which they refer, without the
intervention of any other Noun.

26. Clauses that are grammatically connected should be kept as close
together as possible. Avoid parentheses. But see 55.

27. In conditional sentences, the antecedent or "if-clauses" must be
kept distinct from the consequent clauses.

28. Dependent clauses preceded by "that" should be kept distinct from
those that are independent.

29. Where there are several infinitives, those that are dependent on
the same word must be kept distinct from those that are not.

30. The principle of Suspense.

30 _a_. It is a violation of the principle of suspense to introduce
unexpectedly at the end of a long sentence, some short and unemphatic
clause beginning with (_a_) "not," (_b_) "which."

31. Suspense must not be excessive.

32. In a sentence with "if," "when," "though," &c., put the
"if-clause," antecedent, or protasis, first.

33. Suspense is gained by placing a Participle or Adjective, that
qualifies the Subject, before the Subject.

34. Suspensive Conjunctions, _e.g._ "either," "not only," "on the one
hand," &c., add clearness.

35. Repeat the S