Question

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?

(1 point)
Responses

stanza
stanza

villanelle
villanelle

first refrain
first refrain

introductory line

Answer 1

first refrain

In a villanelle (which this poem is), the opening line serves as the first refrain and recurs throughout the poem.