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

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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.

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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.

A
The repeated words emphasize the speaker's desire to live and return to Ireland.
B
The repeated words highlight the idea that it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies.
C
The repeated words show that the speaker had a promising future ahead of him.
D
The repeated words reinforce the speaker's lack of emotional attachment to his homeland.
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For what reasons do poets use parallelism? Check all that apply.

A
to create vivid imagery
B
to draw attention to certain words and ideas
C
to create rhythm
D
to restate the same idea using different grammatical structures
E
to create emotional effects
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iambic pentameter
B
iambic tetrameter
C
iambic hexameter
D
no regular meter
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A
iambic pentameter
B
iambic tetrameter
C
iambic hexameter
D
no regular meter
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

A
I know that I shall meet my fate
B
Somewhere among the clouds above;
C
Those that I fight I do not hate
D
Those that I guard I do not love;
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

A
The parallel structure of these lines establishes a strong contrast between the pilot's enemies and his allies.
B
The parallel structure of these lines highlights how frightened the pilot is of death.
C
The parallel structure of these lines connects the pilot to his Irish nationality.
D
The parallel structure of these lines emphasizes that the pilot does not have much emotion for his enemies or his countrymen.
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love;

A
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" emphasize the pilot's sense of duty.
B
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" connect the pilot's fate to his emotions.
C
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" establish the pilot's Irish nationality.
D
The rhyming words "fate" and "hate" stress the pilot's desire to go home.
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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.

A
While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to accept death when it comes, the speaker in this excerpt urges his audience to fight for life.
B
While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to fight death, the speaker in this excerpt claims that it does not matter whether a person lives or dies.
C
While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to fear death, the main idea in the excerpt is that death is natural and should be embraced when the time comes.
D
While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to live life to the fullest, the main idea in the excerpt is that all attempts to lead a meaningful life are futile.

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