Do not go gentle into that goodnight Flashcards
(4 cards)
Tone of do not go gentle
-the tone is one of u…, p… and r…
-throughout the poem the tone remains c… as the speaker uses … commands to express u… and f…
-the tone grows more … in the final s… as he reveals the poem is d… towards his …
-the tone is one of urgency, passion and resistance
-throughout the poem the tone remains consistent as the speaker uses imperative commands to express urgency and frustration
-the tone grows more personal in the final stanza as he reveals the poem is directed towards his father
Themes of do not go gentle
R… against d…:
-c… theme of the poem is about the s… of …
-it u… people to f… against death, encouraging d… rather than …
H… s…:
-Thomas c… the the human d… to live m… and passionately even in the f… of …
G… and l…:
-the p… plea to the poets … father reveals a … emotional u… of g…, l… and d…
Resistance against death:
-central theme of the poem is about the struggle of death
-it urges people to fight against death, encouraging defiance rather than acceptance
Human spirit:
-Thomas celebrates the the human desire to live meaningfully and passionately even in the face of death
Grief and love:
-the personal plea to the poets dying father reveals a deep emotional undertone of grief, love and desperation
Structure of do not go gentle
-written in a v… form where there are 5 … and a …, this is written in a controlled s… which contrasts the emotional d… of the writer, m… the struggle to find o… in …
Employs two … throughout the poem: “do not go gentle…” and “rage, rage…”, these are r… creating a powerful r… and emotional … at the end of each …
—>h… the emotional …
-employs … pentameter giving it a steady, … rhythm, reflecting the writers persistent p… for his father to f….
-written in a villanelle form where there are 5 tercets and a quatrain, this is written in a controlled structure which contrasts the emotional distress of the writer, mirroring the struggle to find order in death
Employs two rhymes throughout the poem: “do not go gentle…” and “rage, rage…”, these are repeated creating a powerful rhythmic and emotional impact at the end of each tercet
—>heightening the emotional climax
-employs iambic pentameter giving it a stead, persistent rhythm, reflecting the writers persistent plea for his father to fight.
Purpose of do not go gentle
-is a p… and emotionally … poem that explores the human r… to death
-it is written in the form of a …, combined with a s… formal structure with p… language to deliver its c… message about r… death.
-is a powerful and emotionally charged poem that explores the human response to death
-it is written in the form of a villanelle, combined with a strict formal structure with passionate language to deliver its central message about resisting death.
