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The poet and his mother peeled potatoes while the others ____.


A.) planted seeds

B.) cooked dinner

C.) attended church

D.) emptied buckets


The poet compares ____ to soldier.

A.)iron

B.)potatoes

C.)water

D.)tongs


"Do not go gentle into that good night"

____ men knew that dark is right.

A.)old

B.)wise

C.)good

D.)grave


Blind eyes could blaze like ____.

A.)candles

B.)gold

C.)stars

D.)meteors


The narrator ask the father to curse and bless him with ____.

A.) blinding sight

B.) fierce tears

C.) bright sun

D.) green waves

Verified Answer :

1) B. cooked dinner

2) A. iron
3) B. wise  

4) c. Stars

5) A. blinding sight

- The poet, as well as, his mother peeled potatoes while on the other hand, the others:

C). Attended Church

- In the poem, the speaker establishes a comparison of a soldier to:

C). Water

- When the speaker says "Do not...good night," he implies that the men who know the importance of darkness are

B). Wise

- The speaker compares the fire of the blind eyes with:

D). Meteors

- The narrator requests the father to bless him, as well as, curse him with:

B). Fierce tears

  • In the context of the poem, the speaker talks about the actions that his mother and he was doing at the time when all the others were busy praying.
  • Later he compares the 'water' to the strength of a 'soldier' to symbolize their power, elegance, and wisdom.
  • He talks about 'wise men knowing the significance of darkness' because it allows them the opportunity to grow and learn.
  • The comparison of 'blind eyes' to 'meteors' reflect its experience beyond the present time.
  • Lastly, he asks the father to provide him with 'fierce tears' as it will assist in learning and developing in life.

Thus, options C, C, B, D, and B are the correct answers respectively.

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