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

Question 1

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."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.And you, my father, there on the sad height,Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death.

Question 2

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;

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which statement best describes how the topic of death is treated differently in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as inevitable, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should struggle to stay alive.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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;

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.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.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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Question 7

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;

Revolt · Accepted Answer

I know that I shall meet my fate

Question 8

iambic pentameteriambic tetrameteriambic hexameterno regular meter

Revolt · Accepted Answer

iambic pentameter

Question 9

iambic pentameteriambic tetrameteriambic hexameterno regular meter

Revolt · Accepted Answer

iambic tetrameter

Question 10

For what reasons do poets use parallelism? Check all that apply.to create vivid imageryto draw attention to certain words and ideasto create rhythmto restate the same idea using different grammatical structuresto create emotional effects

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to draw attention to certain words and ideas; to create rhythm; to create emotional effects

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