| 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 the 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. | ||
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Poem of the Day
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Overall this poem made me think a little as to what they can fight. Then I got it--Death. The last line it states "And you, my father, there in the 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." What I could imagine from those lines is a father about to leave his son behind, and his son begging to not die on him. Basically to fight death and to not give into the "shining light" they see when they die. The son is begging for him to come back to him. The whole poem advises to always fight for your life, and to never give into anything, even your death. "Do not go gentle into that good night."
ReplyDeleteIn general this poem made me think of my grandfather and how he passed away. Thomas is practically saying to his dad go out in a blaze of glory, and do not hold anything back. He does clearly express this when he says, "Do not go gentle into that good night". In relevance to my grandfather when he passed, I thought it was a good thing and I think that is what Thomas is trying to express, how he got used to the idea that his dad will go. Ultimately I believe the whole concept of the poem is that he is trying to remember who is father was."Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning," this is my favorite line because he shows that his dad was wise and near the end I think everyone in his dad's life took advantage.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite lines from this poem is where he say's, " Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Basically what he's trying to tell the readers and in this case,his father, is that no matter what happens you should always fight against your death even if it's unavoidable. An image I found powerful was the lightbulb because you can mentally see that lightbulb slowly going out and he's saying," Rage, rage against the dying of the light." I think the poem was good, I liked it.
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