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Analysis Of Do Not Go Gentle Into The Good Night

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Dylan Thomas, uses common words to go beyond their meanings, emphasizing a warrior, fighting spirit way out to the next world. He presents us with a view of a fearless, exciting, honorable, embracing way out and then brings an example of those who failed in doing so. “Do Not Go Gentle into The Night” uses symbolism, aggressive diction, and tone to establish in us the correct way to say “good night” to this world the right way.
Symbolism can be seen throughout the nineteen lines that Thomas put together; he uses this style to create a blood lavishing state of mind. Words like “burn,” “rage,” “gentle,” “dark,” and “goodnight” all represent a different object or task. The words “burn” and “rage” are strong words used in this context to represents the way an individual should live throughout life until their last gasp of air. “Burn” in this poem can be related to fire and the word fire can expand to a greater meaning such as pride, power, motivation, and excitement. The same can be said about “rage,” the word itself means to become “violent, with uncontrollable anger,” in the poem just like the word “burn” it is used as a repetitive action to motivate an individual to keep living until the end. Dylan Thomas portrays that character as a warrior…. (relating …show more content…

This helps the author establish a dark and desperate setting to the story, and at the same time creating a pleading yet motivating request for those near death making a powerful statement. Towards the end of the poem when the author begins to introduce who he is talking to a mixture of sadness and yet a learning moment start to arise as the character asks his father, to what it seems for his father’s power and fearlessness he possess, coming across as asking for direction on how to live his own life. “Bless, me now with your fierce tears, I

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In stanza 3 states “But I hung on like death,” uses simile. It benefits the cause of alcohol that soon becomes tragic for the son. He’s gotten used to it that being abused, death can affect him. Additionally it touches people's ideas to illuminate the true meaning of the poem and to create a negative picture in the reader's mind that is shown by the son of an abusive father. In stanza 13 through 14, “You beat time on my head with a palm caked hard by dirt.”

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I believe he is describing patriotism of sorts as his reason for facing death, but a more selective form of it. The character is constantly dismissing common reasons most feel as justifiable for being willing to face death: “No likely end could bring them loss” (7) or “Or leave them happier than before” (8). He seeks not glory or reward for his actions, but is rather an individual driven by something much deeper felt within: “A lonely impulse of delight” (11). Furthermore, if you step back from viewing the poem, you see that there are in fact few words that repeat or stand out. You see the word “clouds” in both lines (2) and (12).

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