Name:Anastasia Shapran

​Date:12.12.2023
Unit 2 Lesson 3:
“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”

1) How many stanzas appear in the poem? What kinds of stanzas are
they?
-Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" consists of six stanzas. They are
all three lines each, and the form is known as a terza rima.

2) What refrain is used in the poem?

-The refrain "Do not go gentle into that good night" is repeated throughout
the poem.

3) What is the poem’s rhyme scheme?

-The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABA BBC CDC DED EFE.

4) What is the poem’s meter?

-The poem's meter is primarily iambic pentameter.

5) Identify an example of the following literary elements in the poem.

- •Alliteration: "Blind eyes could blaze like meteors".
•Assonance:"Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight".
•Metaphor:"And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way".
•Personification: "Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight".

6) Who is the speaker in the poem?

-The speaker of the poem is not explicitly identified, but it is often
interpreted as the poet, Dylan Thomas, addressing his dying father.
7) What is happening in the poem?
-The poem addresses the inevitability of death and encourages resistance
against it. It reflects on different types of people facing death.

8) What is the speaker’s position on the situation in the poem?

-The speaker urges resistance and defiance in the face of death,
encouraging individuals to live with intensity and purpose.

9) What is the poem’s theme?

-The theme of the poem revolves around defiance in the face of death,
urging individuals to resist passively accepting the end and to live a life full
of vigor and purpose.

10) What lines in the poem express or underscore its theme?

-These lines express the theme: "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." These lines emphasize the plea for resistance and intensity
in facing death.