Question

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.And you, my father, there on the sad height,Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?a. The refrains highlight the love between a father and a son.b. The refrains reveal that the speaker will soon pass away.c. The refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death.d. The refrains reinforce the inevitability of death for everyone.

Answer 1

C). The refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Thomas Dylan where the speaker preaches the brightness and goodness of life that could come only after resisting death. The poet is distressed with his father's deteriorating health and pleas his father to resist death and enjoy the brightness of life. The poem is a message and encouragement to all old age people to battle death and reform their fate and not offer their consent to death so easily("do not go gentle into that good night"). Thus, the refrains emphasize the importance of resisting death and exemplify the significance of being alive and enjoying the beauty of life and achieving their wishes.