In the 1900’s the most common writing in poetry was modernism and carpe diem, and there was a lot of war and love during this time period. Thoms was the “life your life to the fullest” type of writer/person but died at the age of 39 by drinking to much. In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into The Good Night” by Thomas the central theme relates to death. He emphasizes two main points: even though people fear death that they should die bravely and although death is inevitable that man should fight it until the end.
In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NIght” the theme is shown by the use of repetition. Thomas uses the same line “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” (Thomas 3/9/15/19) the meaning on this line that thomas repeats constantly is to fight against death to keep on living. The way how this links with the theme is because the is Carpe diem “live your life to the fullest” and he repeats it alot to get his point across. He says “Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright/ Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay.” (Thomas 9-10) this lines how men still have a lot to live for and should not be worried about death; therefore we should live our life to the fullest and fight against death in we …show more content…
If you are near death you should fight it since you still have a lot to live for but then when he goes into talking to his dad when he is in his deathbed “And you my father, there on the height,/ Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, i pray. (Thomas 16-17) instead of trying to convince his father to fight against death he tells him that sometimes you need to accept death and close your eyes like a brave man that you are and this strongly changes the theme because most of the poem is where you should not die but says its a curse and blessing for his to be dying
In the poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NIght” the theme is shown by the use of repetition. Thomas uses the same line “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” (Thomas 3/9/15/19) the meaning on this line that thomas repeats constantly is to fight against death to keep on living. The way how this links with the theme is because the is Carpe diem “live your life to the fullest” and he repeats it alot to get his point across. He says “Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright/ Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay.” (Thomas 9-10) this lines how men still have a lot to live for and should not be worried about death; therefore we should live our life to the fullest and fight against death in we …show more content…
If you are near death you should fight it since you still have a lot to live for but then when he goes into talking to his dad when he is in his deathbed “And you my father, there on the height,/ Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, i pray. (Thomas 16-17) instead of trying to convince his father to fight against death he tells him that sometimes you need to accept death and close your eyes like a brave man that you are and this strongly changes the theme because most of the poem is where you should not die but says its a curse and blessing for his to be dying