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7 October, 18:28

Which phrase from the poem "do not go gentle into that good night" contains a pun?

(A) "Grave men, near death"

(B) "dying of the light"

(C) "Blaze like meteors"

(D) "rage, rage"

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  1. 7 October, 20:22
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    The answer is "Grave men, near death".

    Explanation:

    In the poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas, "Grave men, near death" contains a pun. A pun is a joke that makes use of word or phrase that has several meanings. The poem is a villanelle.

    The speaker in the poem encourages his father to struggle with death, which has annoyed the speaker because of the decline of the health of his father. The meaning of the poems title 'Do not go gentle into that good night", is that: Those who live out their life, will see how life has been bright for them and that the longer they survive before going towards death, the more successful they will become. Therefore when death approaches, one needs to remember what made their life to have meaning and should be courageous.
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