Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats Answers

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Which line is written in iambic tetrameter?

I plan to eat a healthy breakfast.

I brush my teeth first thing in the morning.

I try to fall asleep by ten.

I never like waking up.

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Which statement best describes the effect of meter in the first line of the poem?

The stress on shall meet emphasizes the speaker's desire to make new friends.

The stress on I and my emphasizes that the speaker is selfish and self-centered.

The stress on know and fate emphasizes the speaker's certainty that he will die in combat.

Which lines in this section of the poem are refrains? Check all that apply.

"Do not go gentle into that good night"

"Old age should burn and rave at close of day"

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light"

"Though wise men at their end know dark is right"

"Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright"

Which statement best describes the effect of parallelism in these lines?

The use of parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish identity.

The use of parallelism emphasizes the speaker's religious beliefs.

The use of parallelism emphasizes the speaker's fearlessness and bravery.

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