Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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)