Which Welsh poet wrote the villanelle 'Do not go gentle into that good night', first published in 1951?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Dylan Thomas
- Step 1: The poem "is a poem in the form of a villanelle by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas" and was "first published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951". Answer: Dylan Thomas. Why not the others: R. S. Thomas, Wilfred Owen and Edward Thomas don't fit.
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