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Dylan Thomas

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1951

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Literary Device Questions

1. Of these descriptors, which best describes the general tone of the poem?

A) solemnity

B) defiance

C) peacefulness

D) joyfulness

2. What is the poetic meter of the work?

A) free verse

B) blank verse

C) iambic pentameter

D) dactylic hexameter

3. What is the poem’s basic rhyme scheme?

A) ABA, ABA, ABA, etc.

B) ABA, BCB, DED, etc.

C) ABA, BBB, CBC, etc.

D) ABA, BAB, ABA, etc.

4. Give an example of alliteration or assonance in the poem. (short answer)

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