Comparing Sonnet 10 And Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Sonnet 10 by Donne and “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” by Dylan Thomas has several contrasting characteristics; in addition, they also share some common traits. Beginning with the contrasting traits between the two poems, Donne wrote Sonnet 10, and it’s classified as a Petrarchan sonnet because it has an octet and a sestet. Moreover, this particular poem has a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBACDCDEE. Donne’s claim throughout the poem is his belief that Death should not sense a feeling of pride because it is not as “mighty” as what it claims to be. But in reality, Death does not kill anyone. Death is just as needed and congenial as sleep. There is war, poison, and drugs in the world that can provide people with sleep, offering them the same feeling as what Death would feel like. Thus Death should not feel any sense of pride because sleep can provide the same feeling …show more content…
Donne has a very arrogant tone throughout his poem; he thinks that Death believes its harming mankind. But in reality, Death is actually directing them to heaven and a new beginning in the afterlife. Donne believes that people should not fear Death throughout their lives but they should see Death as the next step in life’s long journey. He portrays Death as a mortal, and he believes that Death has its weaknesses just as humans have their weaknesses. While on the other side, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” was written by Dylan Thomas. He emphasizes that humans should accept the inevitable fact that death is unstoppable. All humans know that they are eventually going to die, but it is how they accept it and deal with death that defines them individually. Dylan Thomas repeats his rage against death all throughout his poem, and he exhorts it in the last line of every stanza. He portrays his theme all throughout the poem through his use of tone, sound, metrics, and