Two of the greatest poets of all time have been Edgar Allen Poe and Dylan Thomas; however, two poets can have opposite writing styles. Most of Poe's poems are all focused on the depression of death. Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," was written during the period of his father's battle with death. Thomas and Poe's views toward death are completely different. Thomas states, "Do not go gentle into that good …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…Poe and Thomas's poems both are built on the subject of death; yet their writing styles are so different because of the way both men perceive death. While Thomas sees it as a battle, Poe sees nothing good in death. Why are these men like this? Most likely their hearts and personalities are translated into the words of their poems. <Tab/> <Tab/> <Tab/>