The ending comes first, followed by the beginning.
Ending techniques for compositions
If the beginning is compared to "firecrackers", then the end is like "ringing a bell". The ancients said: "A good ending is like chewing dried fruits and tasting fragrant tea, which makes people think about it again and again." Like the beginning, the ending is also very important. Wouldn't it be a pity if an article with a clear theme and a novel angle was disappointed by an unsatisfactory ending at the end? In addition to serving the content and center of the article, the ending must also be restricted by the "beginning", which makes the ending even more difficult to write. People call the ending of a good article "Leopard's Tail". From the perspective of high school entrance examination composition, although it is not necessarily required that every article ends with "Leopard's Tail", it is also required that the ending be concise, vivid, and Just right. Generally speaking, the common mistakes students make at the end of their compositions are: ①
Superfluous. Even though the full text has come to an end, it could have been thought-provoking, but the author is still worried, so he insists on trembling a few words, telling the whereabouts of the characters that do not need to be explained one by one, and revealing the meaning that could have been understood. . ② Shouting slogans in vain. At the end, in order to express one's position and attitude, one shouts something irrelevant to the content of the article. This kind of ending greatly ruins the theme. ③ Sloppy. The meaning of the ending is clear, but it still refuses to wrap up, which conflicts with the theme of the article.
From this point of view, the ending of the composition for the high school entrance examination is particularly important. How to write a good ending and improve the quality of the composition in the examination room? The following ending techniques
are commonly used in high school entrance examination essays.
1. Natural bandana. No matter what kind of literary style, after expressing the content, the article naturally concludes the whole text without designing profound philosophical sentences or carving out rich symbolic shapes. Such an ending is called The "natural ending". It completely avoids the end of the article that is superfluous and unnecessary. It appears simple, bright, and unpretentious, and is widely used in high school entrance examination compositions. The composition atmosphere in the examination room is tense and the competition is fierce. It is impossible to pay too much attention to what "style" and what "method". As long as you are passionate and express yourself freely, you can write wherever you want, and you can fully express your feelings. However, being "natural" does not mean doing whatever you want, being sloppy, but being smooth. The natural trend of the development of literary thought ends with the overall situation. There are many such examples in the texts I have studied, so I won’t go into details here.
2. Echoing from beginning to end. The ending should echo the beginning, and write sentences that echo the beginning but are not simply repeated. This ending method is a very common ending method for all kinds of articles. This binding method can arouse the reader's psychological sense of beauty and create a sense of harmony from beginning to end. For example
"A Precious Shirt" begins with "In my home, I treasure a kind of white cool shirt." It ends with: "In the past four years, this shirt has become my favorite.
I have carefully collected this precious shirt and am not willing to wear it even once." The ending of "Praise to Poplar" echoes the beginning: "I want to praise the poplar tree loudly
"
3. The death chapter shows the will. This ending method is to rely on the content of the full text at the end of the article to use concise language to clearly express the theme
or to explain the writing intention when the full text is about to come to an end. It is clear, so this ending method is also called "the finishing touch
style". For example, at the end of "Jujube Core" it is written: "Changing nationality does not mean changing national sentiments, and no nation is as attached to the homeland as we are." "Remembering a Spinning Wheel" writes at the end : "Fighting against difficulties brings endless joy. - Remember a spinning wheel."
4. Famous aphorisms. End with famous quotes, police names, and poems, aiming to extend the article and reveal some kind of true meaning of life.
It often appears at the end of essays, narratives, and essays. In a few words, it expresses profound and thought-provoking philosophical or warning content, making it deeply imprinted in
In the reader's mind, it has the effect of "the words have been exhausted, but the meaning is endless". "The Pear Blossoms on the Post Road" ends with: "The pear blossoms on the Post Road are blooming everywhere."
5. Lyrical argumentative style. Concluding the article with lyrical discussion can express the author's feelings, arouse readers' emotions, and arouse readers' screams, which has a strong artistic appeal. This ending method is mainly used in narrative essays about people and events, and can also be used in expository and argumentative essays. There are many forms of lyrical argumentative endings, so it is more free to end in this way. A good "lyrical argumentative" ending
will inevitably give rise to true feelings, giving readers a sense of reality and sufficient feel. For example, at the end of "Flower Market" it is written: "She stood among the flowers with a smile, just like a flower, like a tall and elegant orchid." Another example is the ending of "Remembering My Mother" The two natural paragraphs are the ending of a very typical lyrical argumentative style
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The composition should be completed in one go, and the ending should be indispensable with the previous text. The ending of the composition is the same as the beginning. It is different from chapter to chapter, but it also has its own rules. The above ending methods are just some commonly used ending methods. Don't copy them mechanically. Really good endings exist in the candidates' daily solid training, in the candidates' on-the-spot performance, and in the candidates' The "outside of poetry".
Please look at the end of one candidate's essay:
If life no longer has green, we are still searching for it, why don't we take action to protect green and protect the environment? Always have green. Only then will the green sing: "I come quietly, just as you (the desert) walk quietly..." (Anonymous "If Life No longer Has Green")
Comment: The author is naturally He thought of green due to the environment, and then started a topic around "if life no longer has green". The beginning of the article highlights the deterioration of the environment and the decrease of green through the comparison of "past", "today" and "tomorrow", which naturally leads to worries. Then, he skillfully used the best lines from Xu Zhimo's "Farewell Cambridge" to elicit thoughts about the lack of green in life, leaving room for imagination. Dear middle school students, there is no fixed method for writing. Which ending method to use depends on the stylistic requirements and your own preferences. You cannot copy dogma. For example, some can be used in argumentative style, some can be used in descriptive style, some can be used in suspense style, some can be used in quotation style, and so on. We also need middle school students to practice more and experience more, and work hard to explore, so as to achieve the effect of drawing inferences from one example. In this way, I believe that the students will be able to write the ending of "It's like ringing a bell, and the lingering sound lingers on the beams".