Read the poem below and answer question one here on the blog. Attempt to answer questions 2 through 16 on a sheet of paper. Hand in on Monday.
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
By Dylan Thomas
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.
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 their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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.
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.
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
1. Who is the speaker in this poem? What kind of person is he or she?
2. To whom is he/she speaking? In other words, describe the speaker's audience.
3. What is the situation and setting in time (era) and place?
4. What is the purpose of the poem?
5. State the poem's central idea or theme in a single sentence.
6. Indicate and explain (if you can) any allusions. Do the allusions share a common idea?
7. Describe the structure of the poem. What is its meter and form? (Scan it.)
8. How do the structure of the poem and its content relate?
9. What is the tone of the poem? How is it achieved?
10. Notice the poem's diction. Discuss any words that seem especially well chosen?
11. Are there any predominant images in the poem?
12. Note metaphors, similes, and personification, and discuss their effects.
13. Recognize and discuss examples of paradox, overstatement (hyperbole), and understatement (litotes).
14. Explain any symbols. Is the poem allegorical?
15. Explain the significance of any sound repetition (alliteration, assonance, consonance, etc.).
16. Discuss whether or not you think the poem is successful.
The speaker in this poem is a person that is full or rage. He rote to prove a point that one should not end out the day content, because of all that he feel that he has to go through throughout the course of the day. It seems as though he is blaming someone for his rage at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteShannon Camara
1. The speaker in this poem is Dylan Thomas. He is a very angry person that wants to express his anger. He wrote it to tell the audience that it is someone’s fault for him being angry.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is angry with death and the people who easily go with it. He seems to be a stubborn man who doesn't want to go with the flow of things and fights against what he doesn't like.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is the author who has alot of rage. He seems to be mad at everything but I am not sure why he is angry.
ReplyDeleteERIC O'NEILL
The speaker of the poem is an angry person full of rage against death. The speaker does not want the people close to him to die. He or she is a very obstinate person.
ReplyDelete1: The speaker of this poem is obviously an angry person. I believe this it is someone who has been hurt many times by death and demands that someone fights against death. I think this person is a person who is afraid to lose someone. He seems like he is caring for the person who he loves.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is someone who has a lot of anger or rage. This person is mad at his father for not puting up a fight with death.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker of the poem is a son or daughter with a dying father who believes people of old age shouldn't give into death without a fight and rage "Do not go gentle into that good night...Rage, rage against the dying light...And you, my father". The speaker is someone who doesn't want to just give up and give into death, and doesn't wish his or her father,or others to give in either.
ReplyDelete~hannah gosselin
1. The speaker of the poem is a stubborn and enraged person who doesn't want to die. The words, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" are repeated several times. The dying of the light is death, and there is rage against it.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in the poem is a very angry person. Also it is a person is horrified with death and probably afraid of losing people that they love.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in the poem is a child to father who is close to dying. The speaker is full of anger and rage because they want their father to fight death and they are not.
ReplyDeleteLauren Christo
1. The speaker of the poem is a very angry person. He wants to express his anger to the readers. This person has probably been hurt many times by death and other things.
ReplyDeleteBen Hevner
The speaker is Dylan Thomas, and he is saying that his father should not die without a fight, without passion to try to survive. He is saying that you shouldn't die calmly and peacefully in your sleep, but to try to stay alive no matter what.
ReplyDeleteMyer Hussain
The speaker of this poem is frustrated and angry person. This person is mad at others about something they couldn't help that happened, but he needs to blame others.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is someone who believes that people should not give up their lives without a fight. Also, when he repeats, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" he is proclaiming to everyone who wants to end their lives to keep on fighting for them and to not lose sight of their "light". In other words. The speaker is someone who wants people to have their fair chance at donig what they want to in life before they die. This is because he says, "Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright, Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay..." After this he repeats once again to rage against death and to keep on fighting for life.
ReplyDelete- Matthew Albanese
The speaker in this poem is a son speaking to his father, which we do not find out until the end. He/She is the kind of person who loves life, and believes that it should be cherished and long. He/she believes that people should live their lives, and try to give it purpose, and when they are dying, not to give in, and to fight against it. The speaker is probably someone very opinionated and rebellious, who stands by what he or she believes.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker of this poem is obviously an angry person. The person speaking in this place is terrified of death and afraid to lose any family members close to them.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a son that is very angry. He says that his father shouldnt die without a fight beucase he belives in him. This person is very angry becuase he blames everything on others.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is Dylan Thomas. He seems to be a very angry person who has a lot to say and isn't afraid to say it. He also seems to be a violent person who believes in fighting for the things you love.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is definetly an extremely angry person. He is trying to express his anger to the reader of the poem, and he is terrified to lose family and people that are close to him.
ReplyDelete-Jake Burlingame
The speaker in this poem is a person speaking to his father. Judging from the poet, I assume this is a son talking to his father. The son seems mad and hostile towards his father.He believes in fighting for what you love and won't give up.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in the poem is a person that is full of anger at death. He or she is angry at what is happening, and saying to not fight death. The speaker fights for what they believe in, and they believe that you shouldn't go down without a fight.
ReplyDelete1. The speaker of this poem is someone who likes to observe the way others act. He is angered by the different ways in which people live and the things they do, including his own father.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker of the poem is the child of someone. The speaker talks to their father and is full of anger. He/She is not fond of what is happening and believes that their shouldn't be any fight against death. It is clear to see the speaker will fight for what they believe in and will not give up.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a child speaking to his father. We know this because that the end of the poem the author writes "and you, my father". This person is angry by the fact that his/her father is dying. The speaker loves life and feels that life should be fought for. The speaker is telling his/her father to fight for his life and not to die. The speaker feels very strongly about his/her father putting up a fight against dying to stay alive.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a kid. The speaker is talking to his dad about death, and how he is angry towards it. He is the type of kid to take risks and fight for something he wants. For example in this poem the child is saying that his father should fight for what he wants to happen in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a very angry child. He hates death, perhaps because it has taken away many of his loved ones. He is a very angry, yet observative person.
ReplyDeleteIn this poem, the speaker is a a son who is discussing death with his father, who appears to be on his deathbed. He asks his father to cling to life, and tells him to "not go gentle into that good light," meaning he does not want him to slip away. He tries to strengthen his resolve against giving into death. He is an emotional man, who loves his father dearly and has a special connection with him. He wants to see him live, but to some degree realizes he is slipping away.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a younger child. He is talking to his dad about death and how angry and upset death makes him. He seems to be a very angry person.
ReplyDelete-Maya LaFleur
The speaker of the poem is a son who is with his father on his death bed. His son seems very sad and angry his father his dying. Throughout the poem he is pleading with his father to put up a fight. He is doing this in a frantic attempt to prevent the unpreventable wrath of death.
ReplyDeleteIsabella Landry
The speaker in this poem is a child talking to his or her father that is facing death. Even though this person is a child of someone he or she does not appear to be very young because they seem to not be innocent and instead angry and aware of the darkness of death in the world. Thus, the speaker is best portrayed as angry in which they do not want to accept the death of the parent. He or she does not want the dad to, "go gentle into that good night." Instead, it seems as though the speaker wants his or her parent to fight for life.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker of this poem is an angry child. He's full of rage rather than sadness at the fact that his father is dying. He also wants his father to fight has hard as he can to live. This shows that the speaker is a very stubborn type of person who always wants to get what he wants. Joshua Tyler
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in this poem is a child full of anger and rage. This child is mad at their father for not fighting death. It seems as if the child has been hurt by death before and the only way to deal with it is to be angry and full of hate. Madison Hayes
ReplyDeleteZaynah Kalaoun
ReplyDeleteThe speaker in the poem is the author himself. He is speaking to his father about dying or death. The speaker's advice to the father is to try and not go gentle into that good night. This tells us that the speaker cares about his father and doesn't want his father to leave the world of the living. Instead the author/ speaker wants his father to fight death until the very end.