![]() ![]() In Line 4 – Though wise at their end know dark is right ( th) ![]() Lines 1, 6, 12 & 18 – Do not go gentle into that good night ( g) Alliteration: Alliteration is a literary device in which words having the same first consonant appear together in a line of poetry. The poet repeat, ‘Rage, rage against the dying of the light’ at the end of stanza 1, 3, 5, & 6, while ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ is repeated in stanzas 2, 3, & 6 to emphasis his subject matter of not giving in to the power of death.ģ. Repetition: Repetition is usually used in a poem for emphasis. The poet uses this poem to emphasis the importance of living and why it is worth fight for even in old age or one’s death bed.Ģ. ![]() The poet also made reference to death as ‘close of day’ line 2. So, the dying of the light means life gradually fades of with death. Lines 3, 9, 15, 19 refer to death as ‘dying of the light.’ Light represents life. ![]() He also refers to death as ‘dark’ line 4. The poetic persona sees it as right, but must be fought against and surrender to. Here, he calls it good because it a phenomenon that is inevitable which is sometimes a means of easing human beings from the mental, physical and emotional pain. The poet metaphorically refers to death as ‘good night’, lines 1, 6, 12, & 18. Metaphor: Metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another. Poetic devices in Dylan Thomas ‘Do Not Go Gentle into that Goodnight’ġ. ![]()
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