Death has a terrible reputation for being a negative effect as people only think of the downfalls which come with it. Death, for centuries, has been feared by humans as it is the evil that comes at the end of one’s life. Because of this, it has been given a negative aspect for years. In the poems “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne and “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas, death is presented as a life lesson through personification, allegory, and visual imagery, rather than a negative connotation based on prejudiced biasing. In these poems, the authors use personification to prove that death is a life lesson. Death is a valuable occurrence in life. People find it easy to find death in its negative state.
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Donne compares he and his lover to two stiff compasses. No matter where they are they will always be facing the in the same direction. He is dying. This proves that death is beaten by love, therefore it is not hopeless. He claims that yes, there are things to miss, but nothing could ever break up their love. In Thomas’ poem, he makes the claim that intelligent people that are dying who do not make an impact with their words do not accept death like they should. Death is hard to accept, but it should be a driving force to do better. The death of others should impact a person to do better, not to sulk and do worse. Even if the person died without impactful words, the death of him or her should be inevitably effective to those around him or …show more content…
There is a plentiful amount of evidence in both of these poems for visual imagery. Donne tells his lover that their souls will be forever together, but he himself “... must go, endure not yet a breach, but an expansion. Like a gold to airy thinness beat,” (Donne lines 22-24). This represents that he will go to heaven and wait for her, but her soul and his will be forever tied. Again, this represents that love can overcome death. In Thomas’ poem, he respects the phrase “rage, rage against the dying of the light,” (Line 3). This quote is very impactful because “the dying of the light” suggests death, and the use of the word “rage” represents the fight against death. When the author speaks about rage, it is easy to conclude that Thomas is suggesting the reader to do everything he or she can to have a meaningful death. Because humans really do only live once (unless they possess a being), they need to do all they can before they pass because there is no stopping
Donne compares he and his lover to two stiff compasses. No matter where they are they will always be facing the in the same direction. He is dying. This proves that death is beaten by love, therefore it is not hopeless. He claims that yes, there are things to miss, but nothing could ever break up their love. In Thomas’ poem, he makes the claim that intelligent people that are dying who do not make an impact with their words do not accept death like they should. Death is hard to accept, but it should be a driving force to do better. The death of others should impact a person to do better, not to sulk and do worse. Even if the person died without impactful words, the death of him or her should be inevitably effective to those around him or …show more content…
There is a plentiful amount of evidence in both of these poems for visual imagery. Donne tells his lover that their souls will be forever together, but he himself “... must go, endure not yet a breach, but an expansion. Like a gold to airy thinness beat,” (Donne lines 22-24). This represents that he will go to heaven and wait for her, but her soul and his will be forever tied. Again, this represents that love can overcome death. In Thomas’ poem, he respects the phrase “rage, rage against the dying of the light,” (Line 3). This quote is very impactful because “the dying of the light” suggests death, and the use of the word “rage” represents the fight against death. When the author speaks about rage, it is easy to conclude that Thomas is suggesting the reader to do everything he or she can to have a meaningful death. Because humans really do only live once (unless they possess a being), they need to do all they can before they pass because there is no stopping