Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night
The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by poet Dylan Thomas is explaining a request of a father’s son to battle against death at war. The poet first begins by presenting readers with an example of the wise men that battle their unavoidable death, with knowing that they will be defeated. Good men also "rage against the dying of the light" (line 9) a suggestion that will mean the world to the father of the son. The good men fight against death in an attempt to outlive their expected time on earth, and then the grave men that do not accept death with any ounce of contentment. Thomas’ request continues to encourage his dad to, "curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray"(line 17) then making it obvious that Thomas has no interest in what his dad chooses to fight for or fight against, as long as his father makes an appearance and lets everyone know who he is before he dies. Dylan Thomas uses an immense amount of metaphors to emphasize the issue that he makes to his father which is the gift of life should be passionate and adventurous up to its last seconds. Dylan Thomas uses many metaphors in order to make a representation of all the men that he would like for his father to challenge. The poet starts by reeling in the wise men who "Because their words had forked no lightening them / Do not go gentle into that good night"(lines 4-5). The wise men that Thomas speaks of will not resign the fates as dead men because they have not yet accomplished what they have planned to do. When Thomas uses the metaphor "lightening" he is representing all of the goals that have been set which then are used as motivation to continue living a great life. By using these wise men, Thomas shows that he desires his father to emulate them and to press on toward anything that may give him some purpose in life besides waiting calmly and happily for death to approach upon him. Thomas's use of other men as examples of a desired state for
The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by poet Dylan Thomas is explaining a request of a father’s son to battle against death at war. The poet first begins by presenting readers with an example of the wise men that battle their unavoidable death, with knowing that they will be defeated. Good men also "rage against the dying of the light" (line 9) a suggestion that will mean the world to the father of the son. The good men fight against death in an attempt to outlive their expected time on earth, and then the grave men that do not accept death with any ounce of contentment. Thomas’ request continues to encourage his dad to, "curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray"(line 17) then making it obvious that Thomas has no interest in what his dad chooses to fight for or fight against, as long as his father makes an appearance and lets everyone know who he is before he dies. Dylan Thomas uses an immense amount of metaphors to emphasize the issue that he makes to his father which is the gift of life should be passionate and adventurous up to its last seconds. Dylan Thomas uses many metaphors in order to make a representation of all the men that he would like for his father to challenge. The poet starts by reeling in the wise men who "Because their words had forked no lightening them / Do not go gentle into that good night"(lines 4-5). The wise men that Thomas speaks of will not resign the fates as dead men because they have not yet accomplished what they have planned to do. When Thomas uses the metaphor "lightening" he is representing all of the goals that have been set which then are used as motivation to continue living a great life. By using these wise men, Thomas shows that he desires his father to emulate them and to press on toward anything that may give him some purpose in life besides waiting calmly and happily for death to approach upon him. Thomas's use of other men as examples of a desired state for