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Adit Vaidya Wikipedia's Do not go gentle into that good night article for ENGL1101.62

Analysis of Article

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1. Summary of the poetry- There needs to be an analysis of the poem as there is none in the original article.
2. Different literary devices used in the poem- Will be incorporated in the analysis section.
3. The interpretation/ meaning of the poem- Explanations of why the literary devices used in the poem.
4. Better introduction- The original wasn't rhetoric enough.

Reading List

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• Anselmo, Anna (2011). Twentieth-Century Poets : a Selection with Notes, pg. 41.
• "Baker, Andrew (June 6, 2014). Dylan Thomas- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night- Full Lecture by Dr. Andrew Baker."
• "Baker, Andrew. Mycroft Lecture."
• "Senguptan, A. (Ed.) (1988). Selected College Poems, pg. 123."
• "Ape Literature. Do not go gentle into that good night analyis."

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Original

It has been suggested that it was written for Thomas' dying father, although he did not die until just before Christmas 1952.^[3]It has no title other than its first line, "Do not go gentle into that good night", a line which appears as a refrain throughout. Its other refrain is "Rage, rage against the dying of the light".

Revised

Evidently, Thomas wrote this poem in honor of his ill father, who later died on the Christmas in 1952. The title of the poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night", is also the first line which refrains in every stanza. The reiteration of this line and "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" encourages the idea of rebelling against fate or in his father's case, death.

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Analysis

In his insightful poem “Do not go gentle into that good night,” Dylan Thomas tries to convey the positive aspects of growing old though the use of rhyme scheme, simile, and different point of views.

Dylan Thomas utilizes certain rhyme scheme in his poem in order to set the aesthetic tone for the readers. All the stanzas in his poem consist of a rhyme scheme of A-B-A format except for the last stanza, which has a rhyme scheme of A-B-A-A. The last line of each stanza has a repetition format of A-B-A-B-A-A. A as “Rage, rage against the dying of the light,” and B as “Do not go gentle into that good night”. Thomas also employs simile, “Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,” in his poem trying to express his belief that although near blind, the elderly should not be discouraged and feel hopeless due to their age.

Throughout the poem, Thomas utilizes point of view by creating four different perspectives to emphasize his belief that elderly should cherish their life and move forward into the prime of life with youthful spirit. First, he talks about wise men who understand that knowledge and intelligence are not the most important factors in one’s life. Then, he talks about good men who realize that carrying out good deeds will not develop their true identity. The author then describes about the wild men who were joyful during their youth but grew tired and shallow as they aged. In the fifth stanza, the poet writes about grave men as being “near death” with “blinding sight” but expresses that their “Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay.” By utilizing different lives and perspectives of the foul men, Thomas emphasizes that at the end of their lives, they all come to the same conclusion that youth does not mold ones true identity and that one can live a cheerful life when he/she ages.

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