Before you begin, read the notes on the poetic form: the villanelle
Your Assignment:
First, Listen to the audio clip of Dylan Thomas (the author) reading this poem
Then,Answer the questions below:
(I have included a link for a glossary of literary terms if you need it)
1. What repeated phrases and words did you hear and write down?
2. What emotions do you think the poet conveys as he is reading the poem?
3. What did you notice about this poem's form?
4. What are the effects of the repetition on the poem's mood or tone?
5. Why do you think Thomas turned to the villanelle form instead of the traditional elegy ("To an Athlete Dying Young" is an elegy)?
6. Can you identify stages of loss throughout Thomas' villanelle?
***7. Compare and contrast this author's view of death with that of A.E. Housman in "To an Athlete Dying Young". Which one do you agree with and why?
KF & VD Period 1
ReplyDelete1)"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
2)The poet sounded scary so he gave off a creepy feeling towards the poem.
3)A B rhyme scheme.
4)The effects were the emotions he was letting off, as he kept repeating the lines, he was giving off that scary feeling.
5)He turned to the villanelle form because he wants his father to fight death. He cant use the traditional elegy because he is not dead yet.
6)"Rage, rage against the dying of the light" This shows loss because when you die you close your eyes and you dont see light anymore.
7)Dylan Thomas view of death is that you should fight it. A.E. Housman's view of death is that its a tragedy. Agreeing with A.E. Housman's view on death is more logical because you can not ever get away from death so when it happens, it is a tragedy.
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1. Rage, Rage against the dying light
2.The Poet shows alot of Passion for this poem (the way it is read)
3. A B Ryhme Scheme
4. The effects of the repetition on the poems mood is very Chilling feeling
5. The Poets father in the poem is dying not dead so he doesnt give a elegy
6. "Good men, the last wave by crying how bright their frail deeds might have danced ina green bay. here he explains how good men die young and dont get to live their lives fluently
7. Dylan Thomas is more spectical about death that death should be fought and life is valuable itself. A.E. Housman is the oppsite that Life is just Life and its what you do with your life that really defines your legacy
1.“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”, the word “men” and “Do not go gentle into that good night” was repeated through the poem.
ReplyDelete2.The poem conveys the emotion of sorrow, or sadness.
3.The poem has an “ABA” format. The last word on the top and bottom line rhymes. Except for the last stanza.
4.The causes the suspense to slowly fade away.
5.So the words could flow just right for the reader and it’s more understandable.
6.Yes I can identify stages of loss through the villanelle. The use of repetition kind of cuts down the tension further down the poem.
7.I agree with Housman for the simple fact that when it’s your time to leave this world there’s nothing you can really do about. It’s fate. If someone is suffering and is close dying don’t make them take the pain because they have a lot to live for, just make sure that when they’re gone they’ll always be recognized.
B.M. Period 1
1.Rage,Good Night, Men
ReplyDelete2.Sad emotion when he told the poem as if it happen to him in his life
3.The author uses tone, and villanelle which implied that, their poems spoke of simple, often pastoral or rustic themes.
4.Every time he used repetition he would say the same words very emotionally
5.He really wanted to get the message out to the readers instead elegy, which is a riddle basically,Thomas was saying death can come at anytime of the day that you would not expect it, some of these events probably occurred in his life.
6.Yes When every time he states rage he is mad at one time probably somebody died in his life.
7.Thomas came out in his poem what he really felt like when death comes to one of his loves one that it was no catch to the poem.A.E. Housman kind of came out but not all the way of what he really meant in the poem just like when athletes die young you have more glory then people who die of old age.They both talked about death how it can come at anytime.
KB Per.1
1."Rage, rage against the dying of the night"
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2. Rage, anger and frustration he's trying to stress his point onto the reader the author expressed death as "night"
3. Every other line rhymed and had a pattern
4. The repetition was meant for him to be heard and meant what him to say why he didn't want the character to die
5. There different ways to express what is to be said and rhyming in a way that someone may understand using a different format than (ab ab)
6. (Line 7), the repetition of “Rage, rage against the dying of the night"
"Do not go gentle into that good night"
7. In the other poem the athlete was being honored in a good way the mood and tone was happy & this poem it’s sad & death is something that is not wanted
M.R. 1ST PERIOD
Sabrene Salem
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1. “Do not go gentle into the good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the night.”
2. The poet sounds sad and upset like he is losing someone close to him as if someone is dying before him. The poet sounds as if he is warning someone.
3. This poem is has a lot of repetition and the last word in every first and last line of each stanza rhyme. In ever second line of each stanza, the last word rhymes.
4. When the poet uses repetition, it makes the poem sound as if someone is trying to get a message across. When the poem states, “Do not go gentle into the good night” it sound like they are trying to say don’t go, don’t leave so soon.
5. A villanelle form is a nineteen-line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains. I think Thomas wanted to use this form because it’s very different from the traditional elegy. It seems like the more repetition he used the more eager he seemed.
6. “Old age should burn and rave at close of day” whoever is dying was old. “Though wise men at their end know dark is right” the older you are the wiser you become and you know that dying is what meant to happen. Everybody has to die sometime. “Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, and learn, too late, they grieved it on its way” people don’t think about death and dying until someone they know has passed away. They spend their lives wasting time until someone close to them is gone and then they begin to grieve.
7. Dylan Thomas wrote about death in a way that came off as, you shouldn’t have to die but the older you become, the more you understand that death is just another part of life. It happens. Thomas sounds sad and upset whereas A.E Housman sounds like they understand that everybody has to die sometime and if you have done something amazing, people are always going to remember you and your achievements. I agree with Thomas because everybody has to die sometime. We are not promised forever and although it’s sad when we lose someone, it happens. We have to get over it and move on knowing they are in a better place and we will see each other again someday. I disagree with A.E Housman because they make it seem like if you aren’t famous or known for someone, when you’re gone you will be forgotten. That’s not true. The only people that matter are closest to you and I highly doubt they will ever forget you.
1. rage rage against the dying of the light /do not go/ that good night
ReplyDelete2. the poet is feeling as he lost somebody and trying to get you to understand something
3. In every other line you read there is rage rage against the dying of the light
4. the repetition was for the poet to do harder
5. because he felt as he could help him
6.the stage of the poem is that the poet want to tell you that he is a man who trying be helped and that he doesn't want him to go into the good night
7. Dylan Thomas is more skeptical about death should be fought and life is valuable. D.C PERIOD 1ST 4/15/10
D.D. Period 1
ReplyDelete1.)"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
2.)Emotions of anger and fear, I think the words are read strongly,urging the person not go gentle in that good night. words like "rage"being used repeatedly make it sound fierce with that anger emotion.
3.)It's an A & B Rhyme.
4.)I think the effects are moving spiritually and mentally. It's like he's trying to give the reader strength through his words.
5.)I think he used that instead because his father isn't dead yet,so he's speaking directly to him. In this poem the reader becomes the listener,like in "My Last Duchess".
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1.-"Rage, rage against the dying of the light".
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2. He is speaking to someone telling them to seize every moment of life and live everyday to its extent.
3.It is in the form of A1 b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 A2. Each line has a rhyme in the next stanza. The first and third line of each rhyme and the second line of each rhymes.
4. It brings the reader to the importance of those lines. He makes the reader see his significance of stressing those lines.
5.To stress his point of telling people to live on.
6.When he states rage he talk about when he probably lost someone.
7. A.E. Housman talks as if you have died young and you had lived by a good reputation you have accomplished life's goals, but Thomas talks about how living on, you have a lot more of life's worth's to look forward to.
-D.K. per. 1
1. “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
ReplyDelete2. I think the poet was angry and warning somebody
3. I notice the poet was rhyming.
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5. Because it’s more interesting in villanelle form instead of the traditional elegy
jg per 1
Lewis M.
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1. The phrases “do not gentle into that good night” and the other phrase “rage, rage against the dying of the light” are repeated and the word “men” is also repeated.
2. The emotions the poet conveys as he is reading the poem is sorrow and regret.
3. That the form was repetition poem. “villanelle”.
4. The effects of the repetition on the poem's mood or tone was that it decreased the suspense.
5. The reason I think that Thomas turned to villanelle instead of Traditional elegy because he feels that he can have a better connection with his readers by him having meaningful repetition in his in his poem.
6. Yes, because they were repeated.
7. I would have to agree with A.E. Houseman’s poem because his view of death was more meaningful to me because he was honoring someone who has died young from a tragic accident but that’s not the exact reason they are honoring him; they are honoring him because he was strong growing athlete and he didn’t deserve to this young of age.
Terry green period 1 4/15/2011
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Do not go gentle into that good night
1. What repeated phrases and words did you hear and write down?
The word that was repeated is do not.
2. What emotions do you think the poet conveys as he is reading the poem?
Sad and love and happyniess.
3. What did you notice about this poem's form?
I notice that it rymth when you read it .
4. What are the effects of the repetition on the poem's mood or tone?
Happy and sadness.
1.rage rage against the dying of the light and i heard good night and do not go gentle into that goodnight
ReplyDelete2.he has a sad and yet unemotional tone in his voice as he is reading this
3.that it repeats the last line every other time
4.it changes the mood and tone by making it more angry then sad
5.because it gives more detail in the first form instead of the other
6.yes it had repeated
7.i agree with a.e poem because its means more with the death honoring a person who was an growing athlete
T.D period 2
Dada don
1. “rage, rage against the dying light” “do not go gentle into that good night ”
ReplyDelete2. The poet sounded creepy as he was reading the poem.
3. AB rhyme scheme
4. It didn’t make it intense or interesting because his tone of voice didn’t felt like it change
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6. Through the line 3,6,9,12 shows his emotion of loss
7. That one is feeling loss while the other one are feeling courge or feel proud of the dead kids with sports both because u must have mix feeling s about death and we all experience it differently
A.R /I.R
1)The word I heard was rage, rage against the dying of the light.
ReplyDelete2) I think the poem is shows a sign of sorrow and sadness.
3) The poem has a Ab scheme it ryhmes and has a different pattern eveytime.
4) In the poem when he was repeting the words, he said them with a strong emotional way.
5) I think used that format because his father isn’t dead unlike in the other poem, he is talkig directly to his father, then just thinking he is. I think they also used this format to make a more understandment for people who read it.
6 )In lIne 7 when the repetition of Rage, range against the dying of the light, I think something has happen, I think dead has arrive, and when you die you don’t see nothing which there using comparision saying life is like light.
7) In the poem by Dylan Thomas, I think He wrote the poem to prevent death or try to fight it, then just dieing in the other poem, it wasn’t by choice, it was a tragady that wasn’t preventable. I also think in the other poem, there trying to make a point saying you can die young unlike the poem with Dylan Thomas it was very depressing
M.O PERIOD 2
Endia A. Baxtron
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1. Rage Against the dying of the light
2. I think the emotional is anger.
3. Every first line rhyme, then every second line and so on and so on. (a b rhyme sceme)
4.The effect the repetition has on me as the poem goes on is a suspenseful and scary feeling.
5.
C.S & J.P Period 1
ReplyDelete1)” Rage, rage against the dying of the light”.
2) The poem shows a lot of sadness and sorrow (it sounds like he lost someone in his life).
3) Every other line rhymed and had “Range, rage against the dying light”
4) When he repeated a line it sounds like he was trying to get a point across in a sad way.
5) In the poem “To an Athlete Dying Young “it said death can come at anytime without you knowing. In the poem “Do not go Gentle into that good night” he tried to get the message across.
AA PR 3
ReplyDelete1)"Rage rage against the dying of the light and Do not go gentle in the night"
2)He has a unemotional tone in his voice as he is reading this.
3)That this poem repeats a lot
4)The effect is sad and caring.
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1. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” and “do not go gentle into that good night”
ReplyDelete2. The poem gives off an attitude that someone they know and love is fighting death and the writer seems very passionate about staying alive and if not cheating, at lest beating death.
3. This poem is written in 6 stanzas that all really mean the same thing… The poem is extremely repetitive, which puts an emphasis on the meaning of the poem.
4. These repetitions put more emotion into the poem and give the reader an idea that the writer is extremely passionate about what they are saying, over and over again.
5. Because he doesn’t want to accept his father’s death and he refuses to make an elegy because to him his father is very much alive.
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ReplyDelete1.)the repeating words i heard in this poem was rage,rage against the dying light
2.)shows a lot of sadness
3.)what i notice about the poems form was it was rhyhmed
LD period 2
ReplyDelete1."Do not go gentle in to that good night" and "Rage, rage against the dying of the light"
2.The emotion the poet conveys is a sense of sadness.
3. AB rhyme scheme
4.The effect of the repetition gave off a vibe as if he didn't want the character to go (in a sense of death).
5.He wants his father to fight as long as he could.
6."Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright"
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Do not go into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. “
ReplyDelete2. The emotions conveys a sad tone and some what anger cause his father is dying.
3. I noticed that the form of the poem uses repetition.
4. The effects of the repetition on tone is basically expressing to his father to keep fighting from dying.
5. I think he turned to the villanelle form cause he wanted express to the reader about his feeling towards his father dying.
6. Yes you can idnetify his stages of loss cause he is basically telling his father to keep fighting from dying cause he doesn’t want to lose him.
7. I agree with the A.E. houseman view cause dying is not a bad thing in all cases especially if u have lived your life to the fullest and did what u wanted to, or just a person that is in pain and they just want to go on there free will.
Anthony S. PER.6
1.Rage, Rage against the dying light.
ReplyDelete2.I think the poem is shows a sign of sorrow and sadness.
3.AB rhyme scheme
4.I think the effects are moving spiritually and mentally. It's like he's trying to give the reader strength through his words.
5.I think he turned to the villanelle form cause he wanted express to the reader about his feeling towards his father dying.
6.The stage of the poem is that the poet want to tell you that he is a man who trying be helped and that he doesn't want him to go into the good night.
7.In the other poem the athlete was being honored in a good way the mood and tone was happy & this poem it’s sad & death is something that is not wanted.
WC period 9
JM&DD Per 9
ReplyDelete1.Rage, rage against the dying of the light, Do not go gentle into that good night.
2.It seems like the speaker is trying to convey the emotions like sorrow and being upset about something.
3.It’s in AB AB which means every other line rhymes
4.When the poems mood or tone is repeated it is trying to get a solid point across
5.He turned to a villanelle because “To an Athlete Dying Young” he is saying death is okay and to accept it, but in “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” he wants his dad to fight death and not to go down without a fight.
6.I can because he is at first in denial because he doesn’t want him to just give into death but as the poem goes on he becomes more and more accepting of his dads death.
7.In A.E Housman’s poem he is saying that death is okay and it’s good to remember them but let them go into the light but in Dylan Thomas’ he is saying that death isn’t an option and he wants there to be a fight and not to just give up so easily. We agree with the second one because you shouldn’t give up easily you should fight to survive.
1.Rage, Rage against the dying light
ReplyDelete2.He shows a lot of emotions the way he reads the poem sad like.
3.Ryhme
4.He reads it slowley wit a deep passion
5.Because he didn’t wana acept his dads death and he was exprising his feeling about him in the poem
6.That the poet wants to tell you that he doesn’t want to lose his dad and wants help with his feelings
J.W (period.9)
D.S, E.R Period: 9
ReplyDelete1.)”Rage, rage against the dying of the night” and “do not go gentle into that good night”
2.) We feel as though the author is angry and is full of rage.
3.) The rhyme scheme is in villanelle form which is A B A A B A.
4.) The repetition in this poem is emphasizing the emotion being conveyed.
5.) He wanted to have the repetition in the poem to show emotion.
6.) As the poem goes on and on his rage get deeper and deeper.
7.) We agree with Dylan Thomas’ view on death. We would be mad when a loved one dies.
Tianna Hill & Jonathan Negron
ReplyDelete1. ‘’Rage, rage against the dying of the light’’.
2.The poet conveys a lot of sadness
3.I think its an AB rhyme scheme
1. “ Rage, rage against the dying of the night.” And “ Do not go gentle into that good night.”
ReplyDelete2. I Think the emotions that he shows is sadness, despair,troublesome,suspense,there is also a show of rage and angryness.
3. The poem ryhme scheme is ia an villanelle form which is A B A A B A.
4. The poems repetition is emphasizing the poems mood and tone.
5. Because the author wanted to show some kind of emotions in the poem.
6. As the poem went on the author wanted to show more and more rage and also to get deeper and deeper in what is being said to his audience.
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N.B. per.9
TORBERT
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1)do not go gentle into that good night
2)his words seem like they come out with a hard tone, yet its still sad
3)It rhymed some what
4)it makes you get the point the author is trying to feed to you
5)its about just living life , before it is gone
6)the rage part expresse the man angry about a loss in his life he is mad about himself dying
7)In "To an Athlete Dying Young" the author glorifies the boys life through his death,In "Do not go gentle into the good night" , the author expresses his hatred towards death and wants to live forever
1) Do not gentle, rage rage, good night, dying light
ReplyDelete2) sad ,calm,lonley
3)AB
4)The effects of this poem is calm and emotional
5)I think he used villianelle because he shows more feelings as his father is dying
6)I think as he keep saying "rage rage against the dying light" its show sign of lost because whn someone is losing light that means they is near death and rage is probably how he feels as his father is dying.
7) I agree with do not gentle because it shows more feeling and more meaning plus it gives readers a better understanding of what is going on.
-Raven Moz period9
1."Rage, rage against the dying of the night"
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2. sad, calm,lonley , depressed
3. AB rhyme scheme
4. The repetition in this poem is emphasizing the emotion being conveyed.
5. Because the author wanted to show some kind of emotions in the poem to ger his readers to feel how he felt.
6. his rage gets deeper and deeper as the poem gets more in depth
7. i agree with Thomas because your time to go is something you have no control over. as long as you have lived your life to the fullest, death isnt somethuing you should fear...you should actually embrace it as long as you feel your purpose in life has been fufilled.
Ashlea C.
Per. 9