1. Use Dylan Thomas’s poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” to answer the question. In this poem, what is the first line called, in poetic terms?

Question

A. Villanelle
B. first refrain
C. introductory line
D. stanza
2. What is the relationship between the second lines of each stanza?
A. They form a stanza.
B. They repeat.
C. They are a refrain.
D. They rhyme.
3. Which answer choice correctly defines refrain?
A. a central message in a poem
B. a line that repeats
C. the number of beats or stressed syllables per line of poetry
D. a set of lines arranged together in a poem
4. What is a villanelle?
A. a type of poem that has 14 lines
B. when all lines in a poem have the same end rhyme
C. a type of poem that uses three-line stanzas and two refrains
D. when a poem’s speaker talks directly to the reader
5. What is the rhyme scheme of these stanzas?
A. Abaaba
B. Abbabb
C. Abcabc
D. abccba

Answer 1

1. A. Villanelle
2. C. They are a refrain.
3. B. a line that repeats.
4. C. a type of poem that uses three-line stanzas and two refrains.
5. A. Abaaba