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‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ is an example (and probably the most famous English example) of a villanelle, a form of poetry first conceived in seventeenth-century France. Today, it is an uncommon poetic form but still an effective one when used properly.
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. An Earth Day Book for Children. A powerful poem throwing down the gauntlet on death, Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night by poet Dylan Thomas is a masterpiece of words.
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.
- End-Stopped Line. Where end-stopped line appears in the poem: Line 1: “night,” Line 2: “day;” Line 3: “light.” Line 4: “right,” Line 6: “night.” Line 8: “bay,”
- Enjambment. Where enjambment appears in the poem: Lines 5-6: “they / Do” Lines 7-8: “bright / Their” Lines 13-14: “sight / Blind”
- Caesura. Where caesura appears in the poem: Line 3: “,” Line 7: “,,” “,” Line 9: “,” Line 11: “,,” “,” Line 13: “,,” “,” Line 15: “,” Line 16: “,,” “,” Line 17: “,”
- Alliteration. Where alliteration appears in the poem: Line 1: “n,” “g,” “g,” “n” Line 3: “R,” “r” Line 6: “n,” “g,” “g,” “n” Line 7: “b,” “b” Line 8: “d,” “d”
‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ is probably the best-known villanelle in English poetry. If you’re not sure what a villanelle is, don’t worry – it’s not important right now. But it’s one reason why the poem is worth reading.
Do not go gentle into that good night - Discover the meaning of Dylan Thomas's famous villanelle about death, with an audio recording of the poet reading his classic poem. This poem was featured in the 2014 movie Interstellar.
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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...
