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Count That Day Lost

1. If you sit down at set of sun 2. And count the acts that you have done, 3. And, counting, find 4. One self-denying deed, one word 5. That eased the heart of him who heard, 6. One glance most kind 7. That fell like sunshine where it went -- 8. Then you may count that day well spent.

9. But if, through all the livelong day, 10. You've cheered no heart, by yea or nay -- 11. If, through it all 12. You've nothing done that you can trace 13. That brought the sunshine to one face-- 14. No act most small 15. That helped some soul and nothing cost -- 16. Then count that day as worse than lost.

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

1. Line 7 in stanza one is an example of: A. Metaphor B. Allusion C. Onomatopoeia D. Simile

2. Line 13 in stanza two is an example of: A. Simile B. Personification C. Metaphor D. Hyperbole

3. The Rhyme Scheme of the poem is: A. AABBCCDD B. ABABCDCD C. AABCCBDD D. ABBACDDC

4. The purpose of this poem is: A. To praise B. To give advice C. To tell a story D. To warn

5. Explain the meaning of the poem in a couple sentences.