Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Which literary device is used in the line 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light'?

• metaphor

• repetition

• simile

• personification

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the meter of the poem?

• The meter of the poem needs to be analyzed by scanning the poem and identifying the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

• The meter of the poem is determined by the number of lines in the poem.

• The meter of the poem is determined by the use of similes and metaphors in the poem.

• The meter of the poem is determined by the rhyme scheme of the poem.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the phrase 'good night' symbolize in the poem?

• End of the day or bidding farewell before going to sleep

• Saying goodbye to someone leaving for the night

• Wishing someone a pleasant evening

• Expressing gratitude for the day

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme in the first stanza? 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.

• ABC

• BAB

• ABA

• ABB

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What form of poem is Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• villanelle

• Free verse

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the central theme of the poem? _(11RL.2)

• a.    Rage and anger should be used to fight off death so that you can live a powerful life at any age

• b.      Even when death is near and suffering comes, people should fight as long as they can from entering “the light” of death

• c.  Death may seem to be a sweet ending to a life of pain, but it actually is a sad ending to a lifetime of happiness

• d.  “Old age should burn a.  Men who lead uneventful and dull lives need to fight off death so they don’t “go gentle into that good night” 
  

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which line in the text best supports the central theme of the poem?

•   “Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight” 

•   “Rage, Rage against the dying of the light” 

• a.  “Do not go gentle into that good night”

•   “Old age should burn and rave at close of day;”

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

This type of poem is called a

• villanelle

• acrostic

• sonnet

Good night; dying of light; close of day; dark; last wave; sad height - these are metaphors for ___

• tears

• death

• reincarnation

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'?

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9