Do not go Gentle into that Goodnight

Question 1

Do not go Gentle into that Goodnight big ideas

Answer 1

sons plea to dying father
universal struggle against death and the human desire against mortality
complex parent-child relationships
criticises passive acceptance of fate

Question 2

Do not go gentle into that goodnight structure

Answer 2

19 lines with a strict rhyme scheme and repetition of refrain (villanelle form)
repetition of refrain “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “Rage, Rage against the dying light”
each stanza focuses on a different type of man
Final stanza addresses the speakers father

Question 3

Do not go gentle into that Goodnight form

Answer 3

Villanelle form demonstrates the speakers attempt to control and resist death through rigid poetic structure
iambic pentameter gives a rhythmic almost chant-like quality to the poem
Alternating rhyme Scheme ABA in the tercets with a final quatrain ABAA