• According to the poem, what matters more than individual courage and skill?
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  • What metaphor does the poet use to describe life’s endeavors?
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  • Why does the speaker say personal praise and fame are insufficient?
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  • What happens to “the man with a selfish dream”?
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  • Which line best captures the poem’s central theme?
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  • How does the poem define a “greater thing to do” than earning individual praise?
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  • What attitude toward self does the poet advocate in the final stanza?
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  • Identify two contrasting values highlighted in the poem.
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  • What repeated rhetorical device reinforces the poem’s message?
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  • In what time period did Edgar A. Guest live, and how might that context relate to the poem’s theme?
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