"Don't Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is written in a lyrical style. The poem is written by Dylan Thomas who expresses his thoughts and experiences of death. The title revealed the poet's thoughts on death and the importance of striving to live life to the fullest. The poem is about different views of death by different people who all demonstrated a common struggle: holding on to life. The poem is quite short and the language is figurative. The poet uses the simile to compare death to a good night. There is also foreshadowing in the first verse. The poet opens the poem with “Do not go gentle into that good night” which immediately indicates that the poet is referring to not accepting death lying down. The reader is given the feeling of growing old. In the first stanza of the poem, old age is described: "Old age should burn and rave at the end of the day." As you get older there is a daily struggle against death; you should fight for your life and take it day by day. In the second stanza the poet says "Though wise men at last know that darkness is right, because their words have had no bifurcated illumination, they do not become gentle in that good night." I think what the poet is trying to say is even if you're getting old and you know the time is coming you haven't shown any signs of death you still have life so fight against death. Then in the third stanza the poet describes someone who has lived a good life but doesn't want to let go "Good men, the last wave passes, crying how bright their deed could have danced in a green bay, anger rage against the death of the light ." It was as if he was saying that if he had lived longer things might have been better. In the fourth stanza "Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, and learned, too late grieved him in his way, go not gentle into that good night. The poet is saying that sinners who led a bad life learn too late that they could have led a better life, so they fight against death in the hope of a second chance. In the fifth stanza the poem talks about someone who has had a near-death experience "Grave men, close to death, who see with sight. blinding Blind". the eyes could burn like meteors and be cheerful, anger anger against the dying of the light.