Read the following lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."
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.
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.
Which of the following rhyme schemes has the writer used to create poetic structure?
(1 point)
Responses
aba aba
aba aba
aba bcb
aba bcb
aab bbc
aab bbc
abb bcc
The correct answer is: aba bcb.
The rhyme scheme used in the given lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is aba aba.
To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem, we need to analyze the end rhyme patterns. In the given lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," we can see that the last words of each line rhyme with each other.
Looking closely at the lines, we can break down the rhyme scheme as follows:
Do not go