Dylan Thomas and Poetry

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English
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of the poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
Robert Frost
Emily Dickinson
William Shakespeare
Dylan Thomas
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main theme of the poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
The joys of a peaceful death
The inevitability of death and the futility of resistance
The celebration of a life well-lived
The struggle against death and the importance of fighting until the end.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in the line 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light'?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
ABAAABCC
ABCABCAB
ABABABAB
AABBCCDD
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a theme commonly found in Dylan Thomas' poetry?
Nature
Death
Hope
Love
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the phrase 'that good night' in the poem's title?
A happy ending
Death
A peaceful sleep
A new beginning
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a famous line from another Dylan Thomas poem?
And death shall have no dominion
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
Do not go gentle into that good night
Under the wide and starry sky
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