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. good men, the last wave by, crying how bright their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, rage, rage against the dying of the light. which lines from the excerpt are refrains? check all that apply. do not go gentle into that good night, old age should rave and burn at end of day; rage, rage against the dying of the light. though wise men at the end know dark is right, because their words had forked no lightning they more then 1 answer

The lines from the excerpt that are refrains are indeed:

- Do not go gentle into that good night;

- Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Explanation:

The word refrain comes from the Latin "refringere", which means "to repeat". A refrain, be it in poetry or music, is the line or lines that show up more than once. The types of poem that fixedly present a refrain are the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina.

The poem "Do not go gentle into that good night", by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), is a villanelle. That means it presents five tercets followed by a quatrain, and it has two refrains. The refrains are the bolded lines in the excerpt below:

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.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)