So, if revision is not about grammar, spelling, punctuation or other "rules of the road," what is it about? 

Here are a few ideas about what you can and should revise for:
a. Clarity

b. Grandeur  

c. Beauty

d. Economy

e. Character

f. Truth

g. Gravity

(These are from the "Seven Ideas" of Hermogenes of Tarsus)

and also

"Sound and Sense."

 

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