"There is no substitute for hard work."
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." --"Thomas Alva Edison
How are these two statements related? Tell about an accomplishment of your own (a drawing, a project for school, playing in a concert, learning to catch a fly ball, etc.) that was achieved only after lots of perspiration on your part.
Slant rhyme: is a close, but not exact, rhyming sound. Word pairs like society/majority or nerve/ love are examples of slant rhymes.
stringent: (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
SYNONYMS: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
ANTONYMS: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
"No," "yes," "well," and "however" will generally be set off with commas when they are the first words in a sentence.
Ex. No, I will not go.
Ex. Well, I might think about it.
Homework
Read "Because I could not stop for Death" on p. 347
Answer questions 1-9 on p. 352
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