Its author also published an expanded version in 1939, which substituted 52 lines organized in Royal Rhyme for the original 19­line format.
Its author also published an expanded version in 1939, which substituted 52 lines organized in Royal Rhyme for the original 19­line format. Thematically, it embraces a spirit of Promethean rebellion against the inevitable, telling of "Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight/ Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay," and "Wild men, who caught and sang the sun in flight/ Then learned, too late, and grieved it on its way." For ten points identify this 1932 poem, whose secondary refrain is "Rage, rage against the dying of the light," a villanelle by Dylan Thomas.
Its author also published an expanded version in 1939, which substituted 52 lines organized in Royal Rhyme for the original 19­line format.
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night