Poem: Count That Day Lost by George Eliot
Prompt: The theme refers to the poems controlling idea or central insight. Express as statements with subject and predicate not simply a word or a phrase. (Ex. not just “loyalty to a country” rather “Loyalty to a country often inspires heroic self-sacrifice.”) Discuss any motifs you can identify. (Motifs are dominant ideas in a work of literature, part of a major theme. Motifs may consist of a character, a recurrent image, or a verbal pattern) Discuss the authors intention. How does your understanding of the theme add to your understanding and appreciation of the poem? How is the poem’s theme relevant today?