Do not go gentle into that good night

What are the main themes within Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night

• Happiness/Joy

• Death/Grief

• Anger/Frustration

• Love/Longing

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What is the extended metaphor for death within the poem?

• Wise men/grave men/wild/men men

• gentle

• deeds

• Sunset/sunrise

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What is the structure of this poem?

• Villanelle

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Free verse

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Which of the following quotations is an example of a metaphor?

• Blind eyes could blaze like meteors

• Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay

• and you, my father, there on the sad height

• Rage, rage

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What is the message Dylan Thomas contains within his poem?

• The day will pass by quickly unless you have fun

• Every soul will taste death so there is no point trying to resist it

• Resist death and do not give up easily

• He misses his father a lot because he died

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What is the tone of this poem?

• Funny

• Happy

• Melancholic (sad)

• Entertaining

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