"good night" is the metaphor in stanza 1, what could it be compared to?
Death!:(
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Why do the wise men resist death?
They regret not having acquired power.
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What kind of poet was Thomas?
Welsh poet
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How is the poem structured/ what form does it take?
Villanelle!
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"Goodnight"(death) in stanza 1 is also oxymoronic, why is that?
Good death is oxymoronic is one does not view death as good.
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In stanza 2, Thomas shifts to what point of view? 1, 2 or 3rd person point of view?
3rd person point of view
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When was the poem written and what killed him?
1952, alcoholism
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What is the effect of the villanelle form? judging by thomas' poem, do you think it is worthwhile for a poet to write this way despite his technical challenges of the form?(stanza n rhymes) Explain your reasoning.
to get the attention of critics.
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Assonance is the resemblance of sounds, especially of the vowel sounds in words. what are the assonance in stanza 1 and 5?
stanza 1:age, rave, day
stanza 5:blaze, gay, rage
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In what sense could the night possibly be "good," given that people are supposed to "rage" at it?
It means to die gracefully, but not without giving a good fight to Death, the inevitable.
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Thomas, though a popular poet in his lifetime, drank to excess.Do you believe his drinking was a misguided attempt to "rage against the dying of the light"? Or was it a sign that he had despaired and decided to "go gentle," under the influence of alcohol, "to that good night"?
maybe!lol
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Compare and contrast the 1st stanza of the poem to the last stanza of the poem.Does the tone change at all?
At first, he's commanding; he's telling his father what to do. At the end, he softens a bit and gives a plea.
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Alliteration is when two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sounds. what are the alliterations used in stanza 1, 2 and 3?
stanza 1:go, good
stanza 2:though, their
stanza 3:deeds, danced
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Why do you think Thomas has his speaker refer to "the dying of the light" instead of simply to "dying"? what other parts of the poem relate to the word "light"?
Because light means:will to live; spirit, soul, mind; hope
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How according to Thomas, should death be approached?
like an enemy fiercely and combatively.
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Stanzas 1 and 6, which the poet addressed directly to his father is written in what point of view? 1st person, second person or third person?
Second person point of view
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In stanza 5, "blind eyes could blaze like meteors" is what figure of speech?
Simile!:):)
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Hve you ever "forked lightning"? what did Thomas means when he said "because their words have forked no lightning"?