![]() ![]() The rhythm pattern of the poem and the rhyme scheme give the poem a solemn and serious feel, which helps to create the mood of the poem. Vocabulary – words such as ‘burn’, ‘rave’, ‘rage’, ‘fierce’ and phrases such as ‘forked no lightning’, ‘caught and sang the sun in flight’, ‘blinding sight’, ‘blaze like meteors’ are very colourful and contain violent connotations, which reflect the feelings of anger and frustration that Thomas feels about his father’s death.Now think about how the poets create these particular moods in their poems. Great Things has a joyous and celebratory feel about it as Hardy reflects on the things he has enjoyed in life. How do these poems differ in terms of the tone, mood and atmosphere created?ĭo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night has a fierce and bitter tone, which reflects Thomas’ feelings of anger at the prospect of his father’s death. What then? Joy-jaunts, impassioned flings, Here, Hardy reflects on his life and the prospect, ultimately, of his death. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightīlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Īnd you, my father, there on the sad height,Ĭurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,Īnd learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Though wise men at their end know dark is right,īecause their words had forked no lightning they Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Old age should burn and rave at close of day In the first poem, Thomas confronts the idea of his father’s death. Both are concerned with the idea of death but the mood, tone and atmosphere created in each are very different. Thus, the tone of the poem is thoughtful and melancholic.Now look at the following two poems. The narrator appears lost in contemplation. ![]() The poem as a whole relays a thoughtful moment that is tinged with sorrow. For example, in the second part of “Dust of Snow,” Robert Frost writes, “Has given my heart/ A change of mood/ And saved some part/ Of a day I had rued.” In order to properly identify the poem’s tone, you should consider the poem as a whole.
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