Question

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. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. By Dylan Thomas, from THE POEMS OF DYLAN THOMAS, copyright ©1952 by Dylan Thomas. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp A) Use the stanzas to answer the question. What is the rhyme scheme of these stanzas? (1 point) Responses abcabc abcabc abaaba abaaba abbabb abbabb abccba abccba

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the stanzas you provided from Dylan Thomas's poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is **abaaba**. The pattern alternates with an "a" line followed by a "b" line, then repeats this pattern.