Pleasant diction means wording that is not abrasive or clumsy; good composition means a fluent construction free from needless strain; sound meaning means a coherent, defensible thought appropriate to the occasion.
These are distinct tests. A sentence may be melodious yet contradictory, or accurate yet syntactically awkward. An excellent beginning combines all three.
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Conclusion: Literary Borrowing, Iqtibas, Tadmeen, and the Final Arts of Composition
Pleasant diction means wording that is not abrasive or clumsy; good composition means a fluent construction free from needless strain; sound meaning means a coherent, defensible thought appropriate to the occasion.
These are distinct tests. A sentence may be melodious yet contradictory, or accurate yet syntactically awkward. An excellent beginning combines all three.