AnswersEnglish 12 A.1 - F26 - Joseph RamirezWriting a Narrative Application Essay

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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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.

A
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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A
iambic pentameter
B
iambic tetrameter
C
iambic hexameter
D
no regular meter
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.

A
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish nationality.
B
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's wish to die.
C
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's fear of death.
D
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's lack of patriotism.
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Read the excerpt from a poem a student wrote.I saw a man who had a dog.She wanted nothing that I had.I saw a woman with a frogShe smiled but seemed a little sad.I wonder if I'll ever know,I wonder if I'll ever see,Where man and woman had to go,If man and woman would be _________.

A
free
B
find
C
bow
D
bad
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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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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.

A
ababcdcd.
B
abbacddc.
C
abcdabcd.
D
aabbccdd.
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A
iambic pentameter
B
iambic tetrameter
C
iambic hexameter
D
no regular meter
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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.

A
aaa bbb
B
aba bab
C
aba aba
D
aab bba
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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
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" emphasize the pilot's sense of duty.
B
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" connect the pilot's fate to his emotions.
C
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" establish the pilot's Irish nationality.
D
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" stress the pilot's desire to go home.

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