Death Theme in poems

What poet wrote, "To An Athlete Dying Young"?

• Dylan Thomas

• Bob Dylan

• A. E. Housman

• E. B. Thomas

What poet wrote, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

• Bob Dylan

• Dylan Wordsworth

• A.E. Thomas

• Dylan Thomas

In the poem "To An Athlete Dying Young", how old is the athlete who died?

• 16

• 18

• 22

• It doesn't say

What does the first stanza mean?

The time you won your town the race

We chaired you through the market-place;

Man and boy stood cheering by,

And home we brought you shoulder-high.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It talks about the athlete's funeral

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

• It talks about the celebration of success

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What does the second stanza mean?

To-day, the road all runners come,

Shoulder-high we bring you home,

And set you at your threshold down,

Townsman of a stiller town.

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It talks about the athlete's funeral.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

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What does the third and fourth stanzas mean?

Smart lad, to slip betimes away

From fields where glory does not stay,

And early though the laurel grows

It withers quicker than the rose.

Eyes the shady night has shut

Cannot see the record cut,

And silence sounds no worse than cheers

After earth has stopped the ears:

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about how it inexpensive it is for an athlete to die young.

• It talks about the athlete's funeral.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

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6. In "Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night" , which two phrases from the piece serve as metaphors for “death” in the text?

• "Blind eyes” & “Blinding Sight"

• ‘” too late” and “on its way”

• “Curse” and “Blaze like meteors

• “Good night” & “Dying of the Light”

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What is the central theme of "Do Not Go Gently Until That Good Night"?

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

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

• 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

• 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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Who is the poet addressing?

• his son

• his wife

• his friend

• his father

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What does the poet acknowledge?

• That his father will survive if he fights

• Death is inevitable

• Others are waiting beyond

• It is a good thing to die

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