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

Question 4 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Which statement best describes how the topic of death is treated differently in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Answer
A
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as painful and sad, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes death leads to a blissful afterlife.
B
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death in combat as an act of bravery, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes that all deaths are acts of bravery.
C
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as unfair, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should accept the end when it comes.
D
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as inevitable, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should struggle to stay alive.

Explanation

In Yeats’s poem, the airman calmly foresees his death and describes his life and death as balanced, suggesting he accepts death as inevitable. In Thomas’s poem, the speaker urges his father to “rage against the dying of the light,” arguing that people should resist death and keep fighting to live. Therefore, the best choice is that one speaker accepts death as inevitable while the other urges a struggle against it.

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