Second Stanza Though the wise men might “know” that it is time to die, the speaker says that they still fight death because “their words had forked no lightning.” What does this mean? This means that even though they know that they´re going to die, they don´t want to until they have done something that has impacted the world

What images do you see in this stanza?

Third Stanza

These good people cry “how bright their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay.” What does this mean?

What imagery do you see in this stanza?

Fourth Stanza

How might these people have “sang the sun in flight” and then “grieved” it?

What imagery do you see in this stanza?

Fifth Stanza

What images do you see in stanza 5?

Sixth Stanza

Why do all these men not go gently into death?

What role do light and darkness play in the poem?