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 æsthetic 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