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

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to finish marking the rhyme scheme of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death." I know that I shall meet my fate a Somewhere among the clouds above; b Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; b My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. d

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A: a

Question 2

Question 2

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A

Question 3

Identify the meter, if any, of each line of poetry. "Because their words had forked no lightning they" "A lonely impulse of delight" "No likely end could bring them loss"

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Selection 1: iambic pentameter; Selection 2: iambic tetrameter; Selection 3: iambic tetrameter

Question 4

Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme in this stanza?

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C: The use of the rhyming words night and light emphasizes the contrast between death and life.

Question 5

Which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in the poem?

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D: They reinforce the idea that people are insignificant in the vast universe.

Question 6

Question 6

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C: c

Question 7

Question 7

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B

Question 8

Question 8

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A

Question 9

Question 9

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D: d

Question 10

Question 10

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A

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