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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Life

b)

Death

c)

Sadness

d)

Dying

2.

Who is this poem written for?

a)

Mom

b)

Dad

c)

Brother

d)

Sister

3.

"Their frail deeds might have danced" is an example of

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

imagery

4.

What POV is the final stanza in the poem? - "And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

Other

5.

How would you describe the speaker of the poem?

a)

Someone who's father is dying

b)

A dying man

c)

A religious person

d)

A happy person

6.

What subject matter is this poem about?

a)

Love

b)

Death

c)

Life

d)

Happiness

7.

When the poet repeats "Rage, Rage" what does he mean by this?

a)

that both him and his father are angry but cannot do anything to stall death

b)

That his father should be angry and fight to live longer

c)

That it is his fault that his father is dying

d)

That his father should just die

8.

What is the meaning of "Because their words have forked no lightning"

a)

They were widely talked about by everyone

b)

They were wise

c)

Their words had meaning in anyones lives

d)

They did not speak at all

9.

What does the speaker of the poem wish

a)

His father will die

b)

His father will stay alive

c)

His father will give him money

d)

His father will dance one last time

10.

What is the theme of the poem?

a)

Live your life and when you die you die

b)

Just die and do not care about it

c)

Live your life to the fullest and fight for your life until your last breathe

d)

People are going to die it is what it is