https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b What was Dylan Thomas's purpose for writing this poem? What message do you think he was trying to send? Pick at least one line from the poem to explain your reasoning. Then comment on at least one classmates post. Your comment may include: if you agree or disagree, another line in the poem that adds to their reasoning, or ask them to explain their reasoning further. en-us 2021-04-13 19:44:41 UTC 2021-04-22 23:09:53 UTC hello@padlet.com bkchavez27 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1423084500 Purpose: To help his dad accept death without fear.
Rage, rage against the dying of the night.]]> 2021-04-15 20:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1423084500 jessicayvela https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1428692043 Purpose of the poem was to show his father to not fear death, but rather, accept it as it is a part of life and he should go forward without giving in to fear. 

"Do not go gentle into that good night" ]]> 2021-04-17 19:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1428692043 user_75870b0393c04f5f99523ecf6cc00a94_71295_1 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1429137565 I see this as a sort of motivational piece that will encourage his father to not wallow about death being so near. Think about the positives and be happy before you go.]]> 2021-04-18 04:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1429137565 everettsatx https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1430508210 I think that the purpose of this piece is express not being afraid of death but rather enjoying what life is offering presently. I think this is reinforced with "do not go gentle into that good night".]]> 2021-04-18 19:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1430508210 rubylv00008 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1434106096 I feel as if the purpose of this poem was accepting death and grief. "Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright"]]> 2021-04-19 16:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1434106096 avollmer671 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435012602 I think he was musing on purposelessness and the effect it has on life as a forward experience. To be at the end, facing death, without the closure a life well lived delivers is infuriating. "Rage rage rage against the dying of the light". I figure it could also be relative to the goodness in the world being consumed by darkness. ]]> 2021-04-19 19:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435012602 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435079163 Dylan Thomas was writing about his dying father. I felt like the message was that the best people always go and its not fair. the line " though wise men at the end know dark is right" ]]> 2021-04-19 20:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435079163 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435439430 "Do not go gentle into that good night" 
I feel that the author is mad and doesnt want to accept death is coming for his father." Wise men at the end know dark is right" the dying person greets death like old friend and fades away into the good night.]]> 2021-04-19 22:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1435439430 anjelica2017 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436034901 The purpose of the poem was to express denial. The message is about how we shouldn't accept death for what it is: the end of life. This is evident in Thomas' statement: "And you, my father, there on the sad height/Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray." It's like he's pleading with his dad to get mad, do anything but accept death because it means he can't be with him anymore.]]> 2021-04-20 02:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436034901 jpena062199 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436253725 The purpose of the poem is to express the desperate feeling of watching someone slip out of life. Without any control besides words, this poem does a great job portraying how unfair but inevitable death is, and though it comes for everyone, the best of people never feel they've done enough. And rage on.]]> 2021-04-20 04:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436253725 genesis5769 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436690850 I feel that the author might resent how he spent is life. He is reflecting on his final moments left on earth. He uses a lot of vocabulary that reflect anger, which is why I believe that this message is very personal. ]]> 2021-04-20 07:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1436690850 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1438353306 I feel the authors purpose was to encourage people to keep keeping on. The message of perseverance comes through with his powerful diction and rhythm. The line against fathers felt particularly powerful as it seemed personal. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1438353306 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1442786302 I feel that the author's purpose was to express that death can come anytime and it is impossible to avoid. "Do not go gentle into that good night" This quote represents the author's denial about seeing someone pass. The tone seems sad and very serious. 

]]> 2021-04-21 14:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1442786302 kha570 https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1449670999 The author's purpose seems to be to convince his father to keep fighting and keep going. The line "Old age should burn and rave at close of day,"  sets us up early on as the audience with the knowledge that the speaker is trying to convince someone of something. Throughout the course of the poem we learn it is the speaker's father who is the main intended audience, the speaker is trying to convince him to fight to live, giving the impression that this old man may not have a lot of fight left in him.]]> 2021-04-22 23:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emlor99/45g95s7w9qz5ka1b/wish/1449670999