Analysis Of Dylan Thomas 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

Dylan Thomas relays a passionate cry to his father through “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.” Although somewhat selfish, Thomas yearns for his father to find a reason to fight until the end. Through strong diction and specific imagery, Thomas reasons why those near death should not go peacefully. “Old age should burn and rave at the close of day” (2) vividly portrays the thesis of the poem, and the assonance stresses the statement and strengthens the language. Throughout the poem, Thomas utilizes words like “lightning” (5), “rage” (3), “grieved” (11), “blaze” (14), and fierce (16) to express his urgency and his emotions that arise over his father’s condition. In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, the character Heathcliff resembles