Question
Read the stanza from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Question
Which interpretation best explains the use of the word wave as a pun?
Responses
sweeping movement of large numbers of people
sweeping movement of large numbers of people
sudden increase in population
sudden increase in population
influx of migrating people
influx of migrating people
slight curling to the texture of the hair
slight curling to the texture of the hair
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Question
Which interpretation best explains the use of the word wave as a pun?
Responses
sweeping movement of large numbers of people
sweeping movement of large numbers of people
sudden increase in population
sudden increase in population
influx of migrating people
influx of migrating people
slight curling to the texture of the hair
slight curling to the texture of the hair
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The interpretation that best explains the use of the word "wave" as a pun in the context of the stanza from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is:
**sweeping movement of large numbers of people.**
In the stanza, the "last wave by" can be interpreted as a metaphor for the last group of good men confronting death, evoking the image of a wave both as a natural force and as a representation of humanity's collective struggle against mortality.
**sweeping movement of large numbers of people.**
In the stanza, the "last wave by" can be interpreted as a metaphor for the last group of good men confronting death, evoking the image of a wave both as a natural force and as a representation of humanity's collective struggle against mortality.