Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

The Pattern in this poem is very distinct. Two lines are used at the beginning of the poem then repeated as the last line of each stanza, repeated back and forth with another one. then in the last stanza both lines are combined to make a coherent sentence. This poem is a son speaking to his dying father. He talks of different people who are dying and encourages his father to be as strong as them and not die. The poem also uses many paradoxical expressions such as "dark is Right" line 4, "blinding sight" line 13, and curse, bless me now" line 17. These contribute to the poems meaning. The wise man knows that the dark is right. Grave men see the blinding sight, or heaven. These techniques and patterns contribute to the poem's purpose and the story behind its characters.