The imperative Mood and its role in treatise structure: A comparative rhetoric study
Keywords:
Imperative mood, style, Umayyad literature, treatises, system of governance.Abstract
The imperative mood is one of the speech patterns that is characterized by force and eloquence for its vitality and excitement that conform the varied and different human situations. A treatise is a subtle art that expresses the extent of civilized human communication, particularly after the far advancement of culture. One aspect of such culture advancement is represented in treatises: formal and informal that reflected the development of our life styles. The caliphs’ treatises could be a good example in this regard.
