![]() ![]() For example, personification is used in line 8, “their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay.” In line 10, figurative language is used, “wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight.” Later in the poem, “fierce tears” (line 17) is an example of assonance. Dylan Thomas used poetic devices, other than rhyme and repetition, such as personification, figurative language, assonance, and similes. The beginning of every stanza, excluding the first and the last, introduces four different men: wise, good, wild, and grave men. A is “Rage, rage against the dying of the light,” and B is “Do not go gentle into that good night”. The last line of each stanza has a repetition form of A-B-A-B-A-A. Altogether, it consists of six different stanzas. The rhyme scheme consists of A-B-A format although the last stanza has a rhyme scheme of A-B-A-A. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is a typical Villanelle with five three-line stanzas and one four line stanza at the end. ![]() ![]() Dylan Thomas, by using frequent and consistent repetition and poetic devices, succeeds in powerful communication of the theme and the passion. ![]() The speaker of the poem is communicating positive aspects of growing old. It is a Villanelle, a nineteen-line form of poetry. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” is an insightful poem written by Dylan Thomas. Literary Analysis: “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” ![]()
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