The central metaphor of the poem is that of the lovers' hearts being tied together. What will this accomplish for the lovers?

Identify at least three metaphors for death or dying in the poem. How do the ideas you recorded in your Quickwrite notes compare with the images that Thomas uses?

The elegy form goes back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who used the term to refer to any serious meditation, including poems about love, war, and death. Today elegy is used exclusively to refer to poems of mourning. In what way does Thomas's poem fit both definitions?

Why would any son beg his father to "Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears"? What might this strange request indicate about the relationship between this father and son?

Identify the hypothesis and conclusion in the following propositions, and state their truth values. Then determine whether the entire proposition is true or false.

If London is in Mongolia, then Chicago is in America.

The elegy form goes back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who used the term to refer to any serious medication, including poems about love, war, and death. Today elegy is used exclusively to refer to poems of mourning. In what way does Thomas's poem fit both definitions?

What four types of people are described in stanzas $2-5$? How do each of those types respond to the "dying of the light"?

Explain what the "sky's starry questions" might mean.

Who is the speaker in this poem? What is the chis speaker concerned about?

Given the speaker's feelings about the "good night," do you see anything contradictory in his use of the word good? Explain.

What feelings does the speaker reveal about his father's death? Are these feelings at all contradictory? Explain.

What is the "good night"? (Explain the pun, or play on words, on this phrase.)

What four improvements to home security does the family make?

What does the speaker pray for at the end of the poem?