Poetry Analysis

​Poetry Analysis

By Melissa Vogel

Multiple Choice

In the poem, what does this phrase most likely mean: "rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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  The phrase means the speaker feels anger toward those who fear that death is better.

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  The phrase means that the sun naturally fades at the end of the day.

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  The phrase means that one should accept mortality with dignity and peace.

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  The phrase means that one may need to struggle to hold on to life and resist death.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is included in this line: Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay (line 14)

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Labelling

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Dylan Thomas

Anyone facing death

to persuade others to resist death

the human response to mortality

urgent, passionate & defiant

Thomas' dad is very ill and dying

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the tone of "Do not go gentle into that good night?"

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  Defiant and urgent: The speaker passionately encourages resistance against death.

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  Serene and accepting: The speaker calmly acknowledges the inevitability of death.

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  Nostalgic and sorrowful: The poem reflects on past memories with a sense of loss.

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  Indifferent and detached: The speaker expresses little emotional investment in the subject.

Multiple Choice

What is the central theme of Dylan Thomas’ poem "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

• Death is inevitable, and it is important to accept it peacefully.

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  There is beauty in nature and its connection to human mortality.

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  Only the wise and learned can truly understand death.

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  It is necessary to fight against death and not give in quietly.

​Wise Men	​They know death is certain.
Good Men​	​They feel like they didn't have enough time to do what they wanted to do in life.
Wild Men​	​They know that you can't escape death even if you live passionately.
Grave Men​	​Even when close to death, they resist it.

Open Ended

Thomas uses the contrast of different types of men to develop the theme by showing.....

Match

Match the poetic devices to their examples:

• "dying of the light"

• "rage, rage against the dying of the light"

• “Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay”

• “Blind eyes could blaze”

• “Blind eyes could blaze like meteors”

personification

repetition

simile

alliteration

hyperbole

• personification

• repetition

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole