Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

Metonymy of Do not go gentle into that good night

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In the opening, "Do not go gentle into that good night," Thomas uses an euphemistic metonymy for death. "That good night", associated with death, describes death as "good" to overcome the negative connotation one ususlly connects to the idea of death. The word "gentle", an adjective, is also used as opposed to "gently," which is more commonly used.

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