Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats

Which lines from the excerpt are refrains? Check all that apply.

1,3 Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Which line best emphasizes the speaker's idea of death?

A- I know that I shall meet my fate

Which statement best describes the effect of the repetition of "men" preceded by an adjective?

A- It reinforces the idea that all people, not just the speaker's father, should fight against death.

The excerpt's rhyme scheme is

A- ababcdcd.

Which word completes the rhyme scheme?

A- free

Which statement best describes the effect of the repetition in this excerpt?

B- The repeated words highlight the idea that it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies.

Which best describes the effect of the rhyme of lines 1 and 3 in this excerpt?

B- The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" connect the pilot's fate to his emotions.

Which statement best describes how this excerpt contrasts with the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

B- While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to fight death, the speaker in this excerpt claims that it does not matter whether a person lives or dies.

Which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?

C- The refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death.

Which statement best describes the main idea of the excerpt?

D- Instead of giving in to death, people should fight against it.

Which statement best describes the effect of the parallelism in this excerpt?

D- The parallel structure of these lines emphasizes that the pilot does not have much emotion for his enemies or his countrymen.

"Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight," The meter, if any, from this line is .

Iambic pentameter

"A waste of breath the years behind" The meter, if any, from this line is .

Iambic tetrameter