1. The contrast in Model I consists in the incongruity between the ages of the people and their occupations; in II the contrast is obviously the same as that alluded to in Byron's famous line, "Seek roses in December, ice in June"; in III Mr. Howard's ideas, ideals, and conduct are in contrast with those of some men. 2. Antithesis between the actual and the normal is always interesting. IV. Queries and Exercises 1. Explain the syntax of all nouns, adverbs, and infinitives in the models. 2. Find a metaphor in I. 3. Discuss the meaning and etymology of the following words: matrimonial, commuters, Christmas, December, animals. 4. Is "nearby" a better word than "adjacent"? 5. Where is Yonkers? 6. Tell whether the sentences are simple, compound, or complex. 7. What is the subject of each paragraph in II and III? 8. Write double headings for I and II. "Double" means in two parts. For example: | SHAKESPEARE | | CELEBRATION | | PLANS ADVANCE | | | | President of Drama League Tells | | of Interest in Tercentenary | | Observances | Remember that you can use only a fixed number of letters in each line. 9. Define antithesis and metaphor. Find an example of each in to-day's paper. V. Composition 1. _Choosing a Subject._ Select an incident that has come within the circle of your own observation; that has never, as far as you know, been described in print; and that is sufficiently unique to present a good contrast to the usual course of events. 2. _Collecting Material._ Get as many concrete details as possible. Generalities never glitter. They are useful only to cure insomnia. 3. _Arranging Material._ Look out for the "Four W's." Make a framework that is definite. It should be determined, in the last analysis, not by the model but by the material. 4. _Oral Composition._ Rehearse your article to your mother or to any other person whom you can induce to listen. 5. _Written Composition._ "Festinâ lente." "Hasten slowly." When a French student takes his college entrance examinations, he is plucked if he misspells one word, misplaces one capital letter, or makes a single mistake in punctuation. Lord Bacon somewhere says: "Let us proceed slowly that we may sooner make an end." Sheridan wrote: "You write with ease to show your breeding, But easy writing's curst hard reading." Care in No. 5 will eliminate No. 6. 6. _Revision and rewriting._ VI. Suggested Reading Coleridge's _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_. VII. Memorize MUSIC Let me go where'er I will, I hear a sky-born music still: It sounds from all things old, It sounds from all things young, From all that's fair, from all that's foul, Peals out a cheerful song.