Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gente Into That Good Night and Catherine Davis' After a Time

Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gente Into That Good Night and Catherine Davis' After a Time

In Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and

Catherine Davis's "After a Time," there is a very clear concept of

differences and similarities between the two poems. From a reader's

standpoint, they seemed to be quite a bit more alike than dissimilar.

Through an investigative analysis, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good

Night" and "After a Time" were proven to be comparable in almost every

aspect in poetry, such as structure, rhyme scheme, and meter.

At a first glance, both poems strike as death related pieces of

writing. That is where the contrast of the two is distinguished. "Do

Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" sees death as something we can

fight to avoid. If one is able to "rage, rage against the dying

light," he or she will be able to shy away from this life-ending

situation. This author states that no matter the person or

circumstances, everyone should envision death as a negative thing and

resist as long as possible. This does not necessarily give a positive

twist on death, but it does give one some insight into why there is a

reason to rage until the end.

In a stanza-by-stanza analysis, there was a more complex

interpretation of the meaning. First in "Do Not Go…," the first stanza

states that one should be able to feel old age creeping up on our

bodies, yet we must fight against it. The author also informs us that

wise people know when death is near because of a lack of interest in

their words, and good people cry out their deeds to make them known.

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second stanzas last line in both poems contains the title of that

particular selection.

In conclusion, these poems, "Do Not Go into That Good Night" and

"After a Time," are not completely the same, but they do prove to have

a vast amount of similarities. Opposite meanings do not always signify

a conflict in structure. The arrangement of the poems is nearly exact

to one another, and they can be picked apart to find even more complex

likenesses. A deeper understanding can be found of both of these

pieces just by going into a detailed comparison and contrast.

WORKS CITED

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Davis, Catherine. "After a Time." Literature: The Human Experience. 8th

Ed. 2002. 1414-1415.

Thomas, Dylan. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Literature:

The Human Experience. 8th Ed. 2002. 1412.