Do not go gentle into that good night
~more of an agressive tone
~speaks of a father dying
~ dark tone thrughout the poem
~ the words crying how bright trigger sound thought
~ repeats words and phrases
~ this poem is shorter and keeps the phrases stuck in your head
~ easy to remember
~ talks about a death in general, no specific person
To an Athlete Dying Young
~very calm and
light
~parts of the poem are
very descriptive and givevisual images
~the cheering of the crowds - sound
~ does not repeat a certain phrase
~ more of a story based poem
~ speaks of an athlete
~ died a nice death knowing people loved him
~ speak of death
~ talk about older wiser men
~ talk about certain lives of some people
~ they both have a rhyme scheme
~ talk about people saying goodbye to the dead
Comparing Poems
(author: Makaela Hawkins)
