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What are metaphors for death in the poem?

What is the poem called?

Dylan Thomas

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1
What is the poem called?
Flander's Field
Do you want to build a snowman?
Do not go gentle into the morning
Do not go gentle into that good night
2
What are metaphors for death in the poem?
an unlit cigarette
The dying light
The good night
last wave
3
What style of poetry is this poem?
sonnet
haiku
villanelle
free verse
4
When did he write the majority of his poems?
in his teens
close to his death
as a child
at 25
5
What kind of child was Dylan Thomas?
friendly, outgoing
neurotic, unstable
quiet, poetic
funny, loud
6
What addiction did Dylan Thomas suffer from?
Rock n roll
Alcoholism
Drugs
Sex
7
What societal themes does his poem highlight?
dealing with grief and loss
pain and suffering
regretting life choices
relationships with parents
8
Who is the speaker?
Dylan Thomas
Thomas Dylan
B
A
9
What is he trying to say in the poem?
encourages his father to fight against death
that old men should try fight death
neither
both a and b
10
Who does the poem address?
Thomas' mistress
Thomas' dying father
Thomas' wife
Thomas' inner self
11
What is the double meaning behind grave men?
neither
A)
dead and forgotten men
serious and dying men
12
What is the tone of the poem?
urgent
grievous
happy
tragic