Open AccessA Functional Stylistic Analysis of “Do not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
Author(s) -
Haile Ma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of educational theory
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2591-7633
pISSN - 2591-7625
DOI - 10.30564/ret.v3i3.1890
Subject(s) - poetry , grammar , perspective (graphical) , theme (computing) , linguistics , adaptation (eye) , criticism , literature , psychology , literary criticism , period (music) , art , computer science , philosophy , aesthetics , visual arts , neuroscience , operating system
As two main approaches to analyzing literary discourses, literary criticism and stylistic analysis have been employed for a long period of time. With the application of the theories of Functional Grammar, this paper is written for the purpose of being helpful for the readers of Dylan Thomas’ poem “Do not Go Gentle into That Good Night” to understand the poem’s theme better as well as appreciate the artistic adaptation of language. Furthermore, because the poem is analyzed with the application of Functional Grammar, it helps the readers to appreciate “Do not Go Gentle into That Good Night” from a new perspective.