Early Years
Young Poet
Marriage/Children
The Poem
The Poem
100
What year was Dylan Thomas born?
1914
100
One description given by his friends?
shy, wit, curly haired,
100
Was Dylan Thomas married? and to whom?
yes, Caitlin MacNamara
100
What is the about?
his dying father
100
How many lines does this poem have?
19
200
What month and day was Dylan Thomas born?
April 27
200
Where was he mostly seen at?
pubs
200
Where did the couple meet?
in the wheatsheaf public house
200
"Sad Height" refers to what?
the valley of death
200
What is the theme of this poem?
not giving up, flight
300
Did he neglect all subjects in school?
not English.
300
What was his favorite drink?
beer/whiskey
300
What was Dylan Thomas stage when he proposed?
Drunk
300
what literary device did Dylan thomas used in the following phrase; "blinding sight"
oxymoron
300
"Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced" what did he mean here?
many good men are mad that when they die they recognize that their actions did not make a difference
400
At what age did he leave school?
at 16yrs
400
Did he smoke?
yes
400
How many kids did Dylan have?
3
400
What is the extended metaphor of this poem?
goodnight to death
400
What is the mood of this poem?
defiant, melancholic, persuasive
500
title of his first book and at what age?
Eighteen Poems at age 20.
500
When did Dylan Thomas died?
1953 at age 39.
500
What was his wife's occupation?
Dancer
500
what is the rhyme scheme?
aba aba aba aba aba abaa
500
What does the last stanza mean? 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.
the speaker is begging his father not to die with ease...
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