The comparison between the different types of men and the addition of his father shows how Thomas believes that his father is essentially all of the types, wise, good, wild, and grave.

wise men) Thomas directly asks his father to fight for his own life. This change in tone becomes a lot more serious as he begins to speak about his father because instead of addressing a certain group of people (ex. It is repeated in the last stanza one after the other because it is about his father going into the light. The importance of these lines is expressed through the stanza individually and in the final stanza twice. The lines that are repeated are “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “Rage, rage against the dying of the light”, one being the title as well.

The repetition included in this poem also indicates the importance of those lines. Also, the iambic pentameter contributes to the rhyme scheme which is “aba aba aba abaa” which aba helps create the rhythm of the poem to detect the importance of the repetition. The rhythm of weak strong creates a voice that the reader can vouch off of. Thomas’s usage of iambic pentameter also plays a large role in expressing his euphemism. The audience can imagine each of these men and how they would proceed to act on their deathbed. This figurative language also provides imagery for the audience to imagine, feel, or think about.

Don t go gentle into that good night