Poetry Slam!: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas

This classic poem urges resisting death and fighting to live with strength and passion until the end.
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  1. gentle
    easily handled or managed
    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.
  2. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
    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.
  3. rage
    behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
    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.
  4. wise
    having intelligence and discernment
    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.
  5. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
    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.
  6. frail
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
    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.
  7. deed
    something that people do or cause to happen
    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.
  8. grieve
    feel intense sorrow, especially due to a loss
    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.
  9. grave
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    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.
  10. blinding
    shining intensely
    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.
  11. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    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.
  12. blaze
    burn brightly and intensely
    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.
  13. meteor
    a small, solid space object that has entered Earth's atmosphere
    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.
  14. curse
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    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.
  15. fierce
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    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.
Created on Mon Mar 23 18:02:24 EDT 2026 (updated Mon Mar 23 18:31:51 EDT 2026)

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