Understanding 'Do Not Go Gentle'

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Poem's Author

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Dylan Thomas

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Poem's Theme

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Defiance against death

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Repetition Phrase

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light

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Poem's Form

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Villanelle

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Published Year

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1951

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Poem's Tone

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Urgent and passionate

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Central Metaphor

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Night as death

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Poem's Structure

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19 lines, 5 tercets, 1 quatrain

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Father Figure

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Symbol of resistance

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Literary Device

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Repetition and imagery