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QuizMultiple Choice

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

Question 9 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."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.

Answer
A
No matter what, eventually all people must die.
B
No matter what, all people will experience an afterlife.
C
Instead of fearing death, people should embrace it.
D
Instead of giving in to death, people should fight against it.

Explanation

The speaker urges people not to go quietly toward “that good night,” a metaphor for death. The repeated command “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” emphasizes resisting death rather than accepting it passively. Therefore, the excerpt supports the choice that people should fight against death, not give in to it.

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