I. Description.
1. Morning.
a. Contrast between this and that in Canto III.
b. Reason for difference.
2. The guard room.
a. Point of view.
b. Choice of details.
3. The dungeon of romance.
4. The battle.
a. Use of contrast.
b. Use of onomatopœia.
c. Picturesque incidents.
d. Advantage of description by an onlooker.
II. Plot structure.
1. The surprise.
a. Previous hints as to the identity of James.
2. The happy ending.
a. Justification.
III. Character study.
1. Ellen in the guard room.
2. The King.
TOPICS FOR COMPOSITION.
1. Customs of the Highlanders.
2. Two Ideas of Hospitality.
3. The Knight of Romance.
4. The Lady of Romance.
5. The Heroine of To-day.
6. The Modern Knight.
7. Methods of Highland Warfare.
8. Roderick Dhu as a General.
9. The Scottish Minstrel.
10. Was James a Good King?
11. Dramatization of a Scene from _The Lady of the Lake_.
12. The Kind of Man Scott Admired.
13. Dreams That Came True.
14. Superstitions.
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