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The father is not like them in that sense, which is why in line sixteen he is distanced from the speaker by the use of the word height see above quotation . Because this is a villanelle, the father is further separated from the other men because he is mentioned in the only quatrain rather than a tercet. Furthermore this encourages the reader to notice this stanza, and highlights the importance of it too.

The poet is disappointed that his father is unlike these other men because he does not want his father to die. When parents die, we lose our last grasp of childhood. Our parents are no longer around to care for us, so we have to look after ourselves we are forced to mature and become more responsible. Thomas feels very emotional about this. Rage , fierce and curse are all very strong and emotive words displaying his feelings well.

Perhaps he wants his father to live longer for the reason that Thomas was not really in control of his own life. He was renowned for his alcohol addiction, and this shows that he was not in control of himself. He probably feared his father dying because it would mean he would have to be more responsible of himself which he did not want. As a result he tried to persuade his father to live for longer.

The title of the poem is an instruction. As death is a universal subject, he is telling his father and his readers that you should fight death. The repetition of this line strengthens the speaker s thoughts and constantly reminds us to not react passively towards death. Repetition helps to enforce the tone of the poet, which is emotional and influential. The use of single syllable rhyming has a telling impact, which creates an almost authoritarian atmosphere. This relates to the title that is authoritarian because he uses Do not go . There is no perhaps or you might want to . This is how Thomas wants us to react towards death. Lines fourteen and fifteen display how the rhyming has this similar