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    The poem “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas instils themes of Death,  journey of the soul after death, Spirituality, and the cycle of Life and death. It focuses on the child that died by Fire in London. A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in LRead more

    The poem “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas instils themes of Death,  journey of the soul after death, Spirituality, and the cycle of Life and death. It focuses on the child that died by Fire in London. A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London Summary

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      The Rhyme scheme of the poem is abcabc. The metre of the poem is accentual, that is the number of stressed and unstressed syllables depending on the length of each line. A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London Summary  

      The Rhyme scheme of the poem is abcabc. The metre of the poem is accentual, that is the number of stressed and unstressed syllables depending on the length of each line. A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London Summary

     

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    The central theme of this poem by Dylan Thomas is the never-ending cycle of Life and Death. This is nature's order and therefore the poet refuses to mourn for the child’s death as he does not want to disrespect nature. The poem also revolves around the idea of Spirituality as the poet mentions in thRead more

    The central theme of this poem by Dylan Thomas is the never-ending cycle of Life and Death. This is nature’s order and therefore the poet refuses to mourn for the child’s death as he does not want to disrespect nature. The poem also revolves around the idea of Spirituality as the poet mentions in the last line, there is no death after the first death, and the child is still alive spiritually. A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London Summary

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    Allusion: There are many allusions used throughout the poem, mostly Biblical references like the crucifixion of Christ, city of Zion, and the temple of Jerusalem in Babylon. Alliteration: two consonant sound placed next to each other in the same line is Alliteration, in this poem the sound of /m/, /Read more

    1. Allusion: There are many allusions used throughout the poem, mostly Biblical references like the crucifixion of Christ, city of Zion, and the temple of Jerusalem in Babylon.

    1. Alliteration: two consonant sound placed next to each other in the same line is Alliteration, in this poem the sound of /m/, /b/, /f/, /l/, and /s/ are repeated in the phrases “mankind making”, “bird beast”, “flower/ fathering”, “last light”, and “salt seed”, respectively.

    1. Irony: The entire poem is an elegy capturing the tragic death of the child, yet the title and last line of stanza three refuses the poem being an elegy.

    1. Enjambment: This device is used throughout the poem but it is most prominent in the first thirteen lines of the poem, where one thought is broken into two stanzas.

    1. Pathetic Fallacy: Poet uses this device in lines four and five of stanza four. The river Thames is attributed with human feelings and emotions.

    1. Metaphor: There are many metaphors used in the poem, some examples are, “mankind making”, “all humbling darkness”, and  “the least valley of sackcloth”.

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