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

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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

A
The parallel structure of these lines establishes a strong contrast between the pilot's enemies and his allies.
B
The parallel structure of these lines highlights how frightened the pilot is of death.
C
The parallel structure of these lines connects the pilot to his Irish nationality.
D
The parallel structure of these lines emphasizes that the pilot does not have much emotion for his enemies or his countrymen.
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Which lines from the excerpt are refrains? Check all that apply.

A
Do not go gentle into that good night,
B
Old age should rave and burn at end of day;
C
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
D
Though wise men at the end know dark is right,
E
Because their words had forked no lightning they
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For what reasons do poets use parallelism? Check all that apply.

A
to create vivid imagery
B
to draw attention to certain words and ideas
C
to create rhythm
D
to restate the same idea using different grammatical structures
E
to create emotional effects
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.

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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

A
I know that I shall meet my fate
B
Somewhere among the clouds above;
C
Those that I fight I do not hate
D
Those that I guard I do not love;
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Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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It reinforces the idea that all people, not just the speaker's father, should fight against death.
B
It emphasizes that all men, no matter what their lives have been like, should accept death when it comes.
C
It supports the speaker's idea of an eternal life after death for people of all walks of life.
D
It highlights the speaker's grief at being unable to come to his dying father's bedside.

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