How to Write an Amplification
Some
useful tips to help you all in the process of amplifying a saying:
1.
Decide on the meaning of the saying, significance and implications of the same.
2.
Write down the important points you should include in the paragraph and the
order in which they should be presented.
3.
Think of examples or illustrations you have to include in your paragraph in order
to support the main points.
4.
Then start writing-- use simple language and precise words. You donot have much
space. Usually the length SHOULDNOT exceeds fifteen sentences.
5.
Avoid beginning paragraph with sentences such as: This statement means.... The
meaning of this saying is... This is well-known paragraph.... Etc
6.
Revise what you have written correcting errors of spelling, grammar,
punctuation etc.
Now
study the following example:
---A stitch in
time saves nine---
Main
points to be noted:
1.
Importance of doing one's work at the right time.
2.
Time is precious.
3.
If damage is not repaired in time, it may cause great loss.
4.
A lesson for all of us.
When
an article of clothing gets torn, if it is mended without delay, there will not
be further damage and loss. If the mending is postponed, the tear will become
larger and we may have to put more stitches to mend later, we may not be able
to mend it at all. The dress may become useless. What is true of a piece of
cloth is true of several situations in life. To illustrate the point; when we
get symptoms of a dreaded disease, we should go to a doctor immediately. If we
delay consulting a doctor, the disease may become acute and then either we have
to spend too much money, suffer acute pain or reconcile ourselves to an
impending doom. Time waits for no one. Therefore, our aim in life should be--
strike the iron while it is hot, or ''make hay while the sun shines''.
