Do not go gentle Flashcards
1
Q
What is the rhyme scheme
A
stanza 1-5 - ABA
ABBA stanza 6
2
Q
what does the metaphor ‘ old age should burn and rave at close of day’ show
A
death can’t be avoided but can be challenged
3
Q
‘wise men’
A
acceptance of death is a sign of wisdom
4
Q
‘curse, bless’
A
oxymoron shows his conflicting feeling towards death
5
Q
‘they grieved it on its way’
A
they are grieving all that things they could have done in life
