rave
talk wildly or incoherently
fork
redirect
bay
an inlet of the sea
grieve
mourn; be intensely sad
blaze
to burn brightly
gay
happy
rage
express passion, or violent, seething anger
talk wildly or incoherently
redirect
an inlet of the sea
mourn; be intensely sad
to burn brightly
happy
express passion, or violent, seething anger
The Question and Answer section for Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
I don't know if the number of lines represent something. The first three lines of “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” establish the poem's themes and its form but the poem develops from there.
The poem was first published in 1951.
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...