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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, By Dylan Thomas

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In “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” Dylan Thomas writes about fighting death until the very end. The first line, which is also said in stanza 2, 3, and 6, supports this thesis. The line appears multiple times to inform the reader to “not go gentle into that good night” (Thomas 1). If the one was to analyze this line, they would find that “good night” is a reference to death (1). Moreover, “go gentle” is a reference to being close to death and accepting it (1). The first line is saying to not accept death when it arrives. Another line present in many of the stanzas tells not only to not accept death when it arrives, but to “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” (3). This gives the poem a more fierce tone in contrast to a lighter
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