Question

Read the following poem by Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night":

(1) 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.

(2) 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.

(3) Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(4) 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.

(5) Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(6) 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 of the following describes the shift in the speaker's focus? (5 points)


He shifts from speaking about wild men to speaking about grave men.

He shifts from speaking about wise men to speaking about good men.

He shifts from speaking about other men to speaking about his father.

He shifts from speaking about himself to speaking about his father.

Answer 1

He shifts from speaking about other men to speaking about his father.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this poem by Dylan Thomas, the poet offered his views and beliefs on how best he felt that death should be tackled. Speaking generally, he noted how wise men, wild men, and grave men handled the reality of death. They never stopped fighting. At the concluding part of the poem, he more specifically narrowed the talk about the different types of men to his father who was apparently in his death bed.

He urged and strengthened his father to fight death which was upon him. He did not want his father to give up.