post entry 8

Blog Entry 8 ( under revision)

    The theme for the poem " Do not go Gentle into that Goodnight" I think the poem focus on life and death. Also how even if you feel your end is near you can fight to see another day. Don't let death doesn't consume you almost saying death doesn't have to be your only option. In the first stanza first sentence it says " Do not go gentle into that goodnight". Goodnight would symbolize death which is metaphor and do not gentle would be don't be kind when it comes to death. "Old age should burn and rare of closed of day". Which means just because your getting old doesn't mean you have to accept death. "Rage, rage against the dying of the light", rage means to be angry and violent of therefore that sentence would mean fight to stay alive to see another day.

    In each stanza the author talks about four different groups of men. All the men are different but should fight for more time to be alive. They shouldn't give in to death no matter what they experiences are . One of symbolism I saw in the poem would be imagery. In the third stanza it says " Good men, the last wave ,crying how bright, their frail deeds might have dances in a green bay ,rage, rage against the dying  of the light". You can imagine the good men crying and the dying of night would can also symbolize the men giving up because the light is suppose to be life. Another imagery would be "rage,rage against the dying the light" you picture the men being furious and wanting to fight.

    It seems as if the author is really speaking about his father. Who is most likely dying or sick and he doesn't want his father to give up. In the sixth stanza it says " and you, my father there on the sad height, curse,bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray do not go gentle into the night"The author father is fighting death with his "fierce tears" and once again . The author doesn't want his father to give up.