512 Terrance Callan the listeners to complete it because Paul begins the sentence again and completes it himself. More than the rest of Galatians, 2,4-10 resembles ordinary speech with its anacolutha. This is appropriate for a letter, which is like one side of a dialogue (Demetrius, 223). But perhaps this is too close an approximation of ordinary speech to be suitable for a letter (226). Elsewhere Galatians may resemble ordinary speech in other ways more than Demetrius would consider appropriate, e.g., abundant use of questions. IV. The Grand and Middle Styles in Galatians According to Augustine, the subdued (i.e., plain) style can be used longer without variety than the grand style; however, all three styles should be mingled (On Christian Doctrine 4.51). As we have noted above, Augustine thinks Paul has done this in Galatians. Augustine sees Gal 4,10-20 as an example of grand style. He considers the passage an instance of grand style, despite an absence of ornament, because of its depth of feeling. Augustine asks, Is there anything here of contrasted words arranged antithetically, or of words rising gradually to a climax, or of sonorous clauses, and sections, and periods? Yet, notwithstanding, there is a glow of strong emotion that makes us feel the fervor of eloquence (On Christian Doctrine 4.20.44). It is true that this passage is not highly ornamented. However, it is not completely lacking in ornament. The passage makes use of the metaphor of the family of God in vv. 12 and 19. We also find the trope hyperbole in v. 15, the figures of speech asyndeton (v. 12b), elimination (v. 14), transplacement (vv. 17-18), and the figure of thought questions in vv. 15 and 16. Augustine also says that Galatians rises to a temperate eloquence at the end, though he does not identify the specific section of the letter that he has in mind. Perhaps he is thinking of 5,1-6,10. The first part of this section, namely 5,1-24, is rather highly ornamented. Two of Paul’s new coinages are found in vv. 8 and 20. The metaphor of the family of God is used in vv. 11.13 and 21; the metaphor of freedom vs. slavery is used in vv. 1 and 13; the metaphor of running and walking is used in vv. 7 and 16; the metaphor of crucifixion is used in v. 24; and an agricultural metaphor is used in v. 22. Other metaphors occur in vv. 3.4.15 and 21.