. . points to… the ‘naturalness’ of poetry” (2-3). It is important that the reader recognizes and connects to this naturalness so that they can accurately experience the emotion and passion of the poem. A close study of “Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night” and “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” shows the reader there are very little similarities between each poem’s verbal structure. In Dickenson’s poem, she has sprinkled her rhyming words throughout the poem in no particular order; however, this informal “sound” yet important choice of words seems to tie it all together. For example, she put “Me” at the end of line two and “Immortality” at the end of line four rhyme, “Civility” on line eight and “Eternity” at the very end of the poem (Madden 1253). Whereas, in Thomas’s poem, he uses a more intricate and mathematical rhyming scheme. For example, the first and third line of each stanza ends with rhyming words, “night,” “light,” “right,” and “flight” (Madden 1182). Also, the middle line of each stanza rhymes with all the other middle lines throughout the poem, “day,” “they,” “bay,” “way,” and so on (1182). This strict form, also known as villanelles, creates an easy sound to follow and gives the poem a very controlled yet urgent feel. Both types of rhyming schemes, even though completely different, deliver to the reader the emotion that the narrators are trying to
. . points to… the ‘naturalness’ of poetry” (2-3). It is important that the reader recognizes and connects to this naturalness so that they can accurately experience the emotion and passion of the poem. A close study of “Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night” and “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” shows the reader there are very little similarities between each poem’s verbal structure. In Dickenson’s poem, she has sprinkled her rhyming words throughout the poem in no particular order; however, this informal “sound” yet important choice of words seems to tie it all together. For example, she put “Me” at the end of line two and “Immortality” at the end of line four rhyme, “Civility” on line eight and “Eternity” at the very end of the poem (Madden 1253). Whereas, in Thomas’s poem, he uses a more intricate and mathematical rhyming scheme. For example, the first and third line of each stanza ends with rhyming words, “night,” “light,” “right,” and “flight” (Madden 1182). Also, the middle line of each stanza rhymes with all the other middle lines throughout the poem, “day,” “they,” “bay,” “way,” and so on (1182). This strict form, also known as villanelles, creates an easy sound to follow and gives the poem a very controlled yet urgent feel. Both types of rhyming schemes, even though completely different, deliver to the reader the emotion that the narrators are trying to