DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT

STRUCTURE

• Villanelle
• 6 stanzas
• ABA
• Period at end of stanza
• Uniform line lenght

REPITION

• "Do not go gentle into that good night."
• "Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

JUXTAPOSITION

• "That good night"
• "Grave men... rage, rage"
• Wild men... do not go gentle"

SPONDEE

• "Rage, rage"
• "Into that good night"

MESSAGE

• Describes the four types of men: good, wild, grave, wise
• Written about Thomas's father
• Shows how these people die
• Put up a fight
• "Old age should burn and rage"

Eye of the Tiger

Thomas, Dlyan. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." from Reading the World. Logan: Perfection Learning, 2012. Ebook.

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