by Evonne Kovach
Dylan Thomas’s ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ is a powerful villanelle that urges defiance against the inevitability of death. This quiz will challenge your understanding of the poem’s structure, themes, and historical context. Let your passion for poetry guide you through these questions!
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Quiz Questions Overview
1. Who is the author of ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Robert Frost
Dylan Thomas
Walt Whitman
T.S. Eliot
2. What type of poem is ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Sonnet
Haiku
Villanelle
Ode
3. What is the central theme of ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Love
Nature
Defiance against death
War
4. To whom is the poem ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ addressed?
His mother
His father
His friend
His brother
5. Which line is repeated throughout ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
And you, my father, there on the sad height
Do not go gentle into that good night
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray
6. How many tercets are in ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Four
Five
Six
Seven
7. What is the rhyme scheme of ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA
AABBCC
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
AABBA
8. Which of the following lines is NOT from ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight
Old age should burn and rave at close of day
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
9. What emotion is predominantly expressed in ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Joy
Anger
Desperation
Serenity
10. Which literary device is prominently used in ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Repetition
Irony
11. In which year was ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ published?
1947
1951
1954
1960
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