Don't 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”

• “Good night” & “Dying of the Light”

• “Curse” and “Blaze like meteors”

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What is the central theme of the poem?

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

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

• 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

• “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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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”

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

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

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Which narrative perspective does the author switch to in the final stanza; what can the reader infer about the decision to include this transition in the poem?

• First person; to encourage his dying father to heed or take his advice and fight to remain alive

• 2^nd Person; to encourage his father that he is not alone in his time of suffering

• Third Person Omniscient; to persuade the reader using pathos because a father’s love is irreplaceable

• Third Person Objective; to show the reader his father was unfortunately a sad man who did not live a worthy life

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“Their frail deeds might have danced” is example of which figurative device?

• Irony

• Personification

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

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"Dying of the light" is an example of

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• simile

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Wise men are concerned with having "forked no lightning" which means:

• They gave up to death

• They could add more wisdom to the world

• They were dying

• They lost their fathers

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A reference to "Grave men, near death" is an example of:

• simile

• enjambment

• pun

• oxymoron

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"Curse, bless, me now" is an example of

• simile

• enjambment

• pun

• oxymoron

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The speaker of this poem is influenced by

• The loss of his mother

• The impending death of his father

• WWI

• WWII

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