To Succeed at Anything

To succeed at anything
 It takes an intimate knowledge
 Of the fundamentals.
 Before you can be called a professional
 You must know inside and out
 The most basic things. 
 
 In writing, those fundamentals  
 Are Prefixes and Suffixes
 Knowledge of Clause and Phrase
 Knowledge of Parts of Speech
 Knowing Punctuation
 Knowledge of Composition---
 Plot for Narrative
 Thesis for Essay---
 Knowledge of Literary Device
 Knowledge of Justice
 A mastery of words
 An ability to read the most difficult language
 An ability to understand another man perfectly
 And a childlike joy learning all of it.
   
 At any craft, at any profession
 This analogy must apply.