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Fireside Poets

Question 10 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A

Read the lines from "A Psalm of Life."Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time.The imagery in the lines suggests that

Answer
A
time moves slowly and surely.
B
great deeds are remembered in history.
C
time is like an unending, perpetual desert.
D
each day is equivalent to a grain of sand.

Explanation

The “footprints on the sands of time” are a metaphor for the lasting effects people leave behind. The lines suggest that great people’s deeds can be remembered by those who come after them, so the best answer is “great deeds are remembered in history.”

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