Do not go gentle into that good night,

Question

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.
What is the rhyme scheme of these stanzas?
A) abaaba
B) abbabb
C) abcabc
D) abccba

Answer 1

The rhyme scheme of the stanza you provided from Dylan Thomas's poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is A) abaaba.

Here's how it breaks down:

• "night" (A)
• "day" (B)
• "light" (A)
• "right" (A)
• "lightning" (B)
• "night" (A)

So the correct answer is A) abaaba.