Franklin uses repetition, parallelism, and rhyme to make the observations expressed in these aphorisms more memorable. 1. For each of the following aphorisms, identify Franklin’s technique(s), then state the meaning of the aphorism.
A. “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over”.
B. Early to bed, and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise”.

2. Explain why an aphorism has more of an impact than the simple statement of its meaning.

3. Using Franklin’s techniques, write an aphorism for contemporary life.