Life and Death in Frosts Stopping by Woods and Thomas...

Life and Death in Frosts Stopping by Woods and Thomas Do Not Go Gentle Robert Frosts Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night reflect deeply on both life and death. Frost interprets death as rest and peace from a hard and deserving life, whereas Thomas depicts death as an early end to an unfulfilled life. Contrary to Thomass four characters who rage against death because of its premature arrival, Frosts speaker accepts death but is inclined to live for promises; therefore both Frost and Thomas choose life over death, but for conflicting reasons. Robert Frosts deeply-rooted beliefs in nature influence him to view death positively. Through enticing images of solitude†¦show more content†¦Contrary to Frost?s peaceful, luring diction and images, Dylan Thomas uses forceful, irate words to deter death. No poet gives a greater sense of the feel of life as Thomas, who provokes the reader to rage against death (Ackerman 407). Thomas conveys a resistance towards death with images of fury and fighting, as in do not go gentle. Vivacious words as blaze and burn intensify desires to live on and to the fullest. With images of good night and dying of the light, Thomas conveys death as the end where only darkness prevails (Savage 381). He takes his stand within concrete, particular existence, he places birth and death at the poles of his vision (Savage 381). Life [for Thomas] begins at birth and ceases at death therefore leaving no room for a previous life or an after life (Savage 381). Excessive images of anger and rage towards dea th exemplify the passion Thomas feels for life. His villanelle repeats the theme of living and fury through the most forceful two lines, do not go gentle into that good night and rage, rage against the dying of the light. Contrasting images of light and darkness in the poem create the warmth of living and the coldness in death, so as to shun people from choosing the bleak, bitter frigidity of death. Where as Thomas equates coldness to death, Frost equates coldness to life. Frost?s traveler is weary and tired and only feels the numbness around him. He elucidates on one man with the wish to die butShow MoreRelated Life and Death in Thomas Do Not Go Gentle and Frosts Stopping by Woods 2066 Words   |  9 PagesLife and Death in Thomas Do Not Go Gentle and Frosts Stopping by Woods  Ã‚        Ã‚   Carpe Diem(seize the day) is a Latin phrase which has come to denote an important literary motif especially common in lyric poetry: the encouragement to make the most of present life while it lasts, or to live for the moment, (The UVic Writers Guide). Both Robert Frosts Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Dylan Thomass Do Not Go Gentle explore the idea that people should attempt to live life