Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on that sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Use of figurative
This poem uses many figurative languages to decribe a very strong sense of anger of man who nears death. Firstly, I will be talking about the use of hyperbole. As seen in the words marked out in red, there is a repetition of the words " Rage, rage" and the sentence "Do not gentle into that good night", and also "Old age should burn" This shows a very raw emotion of anger, and emphasises on the strong sense of anger for which people who face death feel. Now let's look at personification. In this poem, the use of personification will be "dying of the light" and "forked no lightning". In the poem, "dying of the light" refers to death and it assumes that light, in this case life" dies like a human being. "forked no lightning" refers to not being able to achieve anything. "lightning" would represent achievements or maybe money. Now let's look at metaphors. The metaphor used in this poem is "Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay". In the sentence, frail deeds is being compared to humans and denced in a green bay would mean be long forgotten. Now simile, the use of simile in this context would be "blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay". This shows again the similarity between the eyes of a man who faces death to that of meteors, full of energy even when they can't see any more. Finally, we look at symbolism. In this poem, "Do not gentle into that good night" symbolises a regretful death, with the so many regrets that man have in life. "Wise men", "Good men" and "Wild men" symbolises the many different types of people and "dying of light" would be the reason for the reason for their anger.

Why i chose this poem
I like this poem because it sends out a message to all of us, reminding us that we must work hard and achieve in life so that we would not regret when we grow old. I like the symbolism in this poem as it not only tells us to work hard in life, it also shows the evitability of death and its strong effect on man. I also like how the writer shows such strong sense of anger and regret with powerful and strong words. His poem though simple, yet has an underlying messago to the readers. His poem is also shows a very different view of death as it is. People normally think of death as peaceful and a time where a man can forget all his troubles, however this poem shows that death would only bring up all the regrets and troubles to a person and make him feel very raged. Finally, i like they way the poem repeats sentences ans words to emphasise on anger, giving the reader a clear image of what it is trying to potray.