![]() ![]() Their profound knowledge has not equipped them with the means to foresee death. All the knowledge they profess to possess, cannot combat death: it ’forked no lightening’ with regards to death. Wise men do comprehend that dark is ‘right’ or rather that the dark is the ultimate truth. The ‘dying of the light’ signifies death and denotes the last time a person closes his eyes. Old age should not meekly submit to the ravages of Death, but should fire and fume at the dying of the light. The night is a metaphor for death, as it connotes darkness, mystery and a sense of closing. The poet entreats with one not to give in easily (gentle) to Death. Dylan Thomas being a Surrealist employs a number of images. ![]() The phrase “Good night” acts both as a metaphor and a pun. ![]() It is an exhortation to die gracefully, but not without giving a good fight to Death, the inevitable. The poem Do not go gentle into that good night, is structured as a villanelle. ![]()
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