Have you earned your

Tomorrow
-Edgar Guest
About the Poet:

Edgar Guest was born in England

and brought to the United States when
he was 10 years old.He began his
writing career at the age of fourteen.
Edgar Guest is known as `poeple's
poet' for his simple style and optimistic
tone of writing.Guest is an American
writer of newspaper and magazines.
Theme:

* Importance of healthy relations.

* Result of our behaviour in our life.
* Improvement of interpersonal relationship.
* If we need others to treat well then we must treat others well first.

Central Idea:-

The theme or the central idea of the poem is the importance of living
each day by being kind and helpful towards others and by making
small contributions to improve their lives; as the good deeds done by
us today will earn us our tomorrow.
Vocabulary
Toiling time- time spent in hard
physical work.
Through - over
Utter (v)- speak.
Utter(adj)- complete, absolute, total
Cheerful- gay, happy, merry
Greeting- polite words or sign of
welcome.
Came along-arrived, accompanied
someone.
Churlish-rude, i'll mannered.
Howdy- an informal friendly greeting,
(How are you?)
Vanish-disappear
Throng- a large crowd
Rushed (v)-moved with urgent haste,ran towards something in
hurry
Rushed(n)-sudden quick movement towards something.
Mighty- gigantic, vast, strong, powerful.
Deed- doing
Part(ing) with- to give up, let go
Slipping fast- going or moving quickly, sliding, here getting
over
Rejoice-joy, glee, thrill, mirth
Fading- gradually growing faint, disappearing, here losing
hope
Courage- bravery

Sorely- extremely hard, painfully,
mortally
Trail(n)-a mark or a series of signs or
objects left behind by the passage of
someone.
Trail(v)-leave behind
Scar- scratch, wound
Discontent- dissatisfaction
Slumber-sleep
Earned- rewarded, deserved to live
for one more day
Figures of Speech
1) Is anybody happier because you passed his way?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter of letter ‘h’ is repeated.
2) Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘t’ is repeated.
3) This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘t’ is repeated.
4) Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Inversion – The word order is changed.
5) Did you give a cheerful greeting to the friend who came
along?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘g’ is repeated.
6) Or a churlish sort of “Howdy" and then vanish in the throng?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.

7) Were you selfish pure and simple as you rushed along the way.
Alliteration – The sound of letters ‘s’ and ‘w’ are repeated.
Oxymoron – ‘Selfish pure’ opposite words are placed together.
Paradox –‘selfish pure and simple’ the expression seems meaningless.

8) Or is someone mighty grateful for a deed you did today?

Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘d’ repeated.
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis..

9) Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said.

Alliteration – The sound of letter ‘s’ repeated.
Synecdoche – The part (heart) refers to a whole (a person).

10) Does a man whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead?
Interrogation – A question is asked for emphasis.
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