Structure of Poetry Quick Check 5 of 55 of 5 Items Feature Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 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. 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 Question Use the stanzas to answer the question. What is the rhyme scheme of these stanzas? (1 point) Responses abbabb abbabb abcabc abcabc abccba abccba abaaba abaaba Skip to navigation page 11 of 11
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The rhyme scheme of the stanzas in "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas is aba aba a. Each stanza has six lines, and the rhyme pattern for the first five lines is ABA, while the sixth line rhymes with the previous "A" lines.
So, the correct answer from your options is abaaba.
