Part 1 of Essay
In Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” he depicts the inevitability of death through repetition and diction. Furthermore, he portrays the stages of man’s life in his comparison to “good men, “wild men,” and grave men.” Finally, Thomas’ medium of poetic ex ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... last lines from the odd and even-numbered stanzas for an additional line. This portrays the ongoing war between life and death. The old man went back and forth between life and death as the stanzas’ last lines switched back and forth. In the end, the two last lines join together as the old man and his son accept that death is a part of life. Next, the references to “good men,” “wild men,” and “grave men” display the three basic stages of life: birth, life, and death. ....