by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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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?
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Responses which answer is correct and why
first refrain
first refrain
introductory line
introductory line
stanza
stanza
villanelle
villanelle
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The first line of Dylan Thomas’s poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is called the first refrain.
In poetic terms, a refrain is a line or group of lines that is repeated at intervals throughout the poem. In this poem, the repetition of the line “Do not go gentle into that good night” serves as a refrain, emphasizing the poem's themes of struggle and resistance against death.
Therefore, the correct answer is first refrain.
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