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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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Answer:

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.

A pun is a joke in which a phrase or word has multiple meanings.

Option (A) carries a pun in the poem among the options given.

What was the phrase?

"Grave men, near death" is a pun in Dylan Thomas' poem "Do not go gently into that good night."

Why was the phrase considered a pun?

  • The speaker in the poem pushes his father to fight death, which has irritated the speaker due to his father's declining health.

  • The poem's title, "Do not go gently into that good night," means that those who live out their lives will recognize how bright their lives have been and that the longer they live before dying, the more successful they will become.

  • As a result, as death approaches, one must recollect what made their life meaningful and be courageous.

For more information about the poem, refer below

https://brainly.com/question/9436636

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