Do not go gentle into that good night
Poetry
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Dylan Thomas
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Do not go gentle into that good night
By Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953)
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 mig...
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Themes
Resistance to Death: The poet tells people not to accept death quietly. He says everyone should fight bravely till the last moment of life.
Value of Life: Life is precious and full of meaning. The poet believes we must live fully and use every moment before death comes.
Love between Father and Son: The poem shows the poet’s deep love for his father. He wants his father to s...
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Do not go gentle into that good night Summary
Summary
Dylan Thomas wrote “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” for his dying father. In the poem, he asks his father not to accept death quietly but to fight against it with courage and passion.
In the first stanza, the poet says that old age should not fade away calmly. Instead, people should live and fight until their last breath. The repeated line “Rage, rage against the dying of the light...
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