Dylan Thomas

Dylan ThomasBy: Kailee Davis

BiographyBorn October 27, 1914 in Swansea, WalesDied on November 09, 1953 at the age of thirty-nine in New York CityAttended Swansea Grammar School First international publication was published in 1933 A Death Shall Have No DominionBest known for the poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightFun fact: Thomas was a heavy drinker and he died soon after leaving the NYC pub the White Horse Tavern Source: www.biography.com/people/dylan-thomas-9505719

Quotes When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.Never be lucid, never state, if you would be regarded great.There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRec3VbH3w5AnalysisSecond-person (Stanzas 1 and 6) Addressed directly to his fatherThird-Person (Remaining stanzas)Villanelle Tone is very inspirational and motivationalSix stanzas with three sentences in each of the first five stanzas and four in the lastaba in the first five stanzas; abaa in the last stanzaIambic pentameter

6Alliteration: go, good (first stanza); deeds, danced (third stanza) sang, sun (fourth stanza); learn, late (fourth stanza); see, sight (fifth stanza); blinding, blind, blaze (fifth stanza) Assonance: age, rave, day (first stanza); blaze, gay, rage (fifth stanza) Metaphor: good night compared to death (first stanza) Oxymoron: blinding sight (fifth stanza); fierce tears (sixth stanza)Simile: blind eyes could blaze like meteors (fifth stanza)Repetition: Rage, Rage

7My ThoughtsThe main message is that life is a precious thing that should be cherished and fought forThis poem really spoke to me because although it is speaking of how quickly death can come and has a feeling of sadness, it also shows that we should fight to live and enjoy the life we have

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