Refrain:
A refrain is a part of the poem repeated at the end of the poem or between stanzas.
Appropriate Poem Example:
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Biographical Information:
Dylan Marlais Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, in Swansea, South Wales. His father was an English Literature professor at the local grammar school and would often recite Shakespeare to Thomas before he could read. He loved the sounds of nursery rhymes, foreshadowing his love for the rhythmic ballads of Hopkins, Yeats, and Poe. Although both of his parents spoke fluent Welsh, Thomas and his older sister never learned the language, and Thomas wrote exclusively in English. Thomas was a neurotic, sickly child who shied away from school and preferred reading on his own. He read all of D. H. Lawrence's poetry, impressed by vivid descriptions of the natural world. Fascinated by language, he excelled in English and reading but neglected other subjects. He dropped out of school at sixteen to become a junior reporter for the South Wales Daily Post. Interpretation of poem:
This poem is about making your life count. Have your life on the hall of fame, so you can have something to look back on that makes you proud. Also it talks about will anyone notice your life or will you be a nobody, when death comes knocking at your door. Take challenges and risks to make your life be noticed and remembered.
Visual Representation:
Explanation of Visual:
This picture basically explains the concept of the poem, because it talks about making your life remarkable. The Hall of Fame is having you accomplishments to be seen all over the world and for people to know your accomplishments.
Citations:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175907
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/150#sthash.MRJQSocW.dpuf