We only part to meet again, this quote by the English poet John Gay suggests the positive view

of separation. It is saying that a farewell is imperative before you can meet again. Separation is an idea, which poets and writers have examined can look at with different perspectives through years. Some say separation is the end for everything yet others say it is just the start of something new. After all, the idea of separation cannot be defined easily with mere human words. The theme of separation is indispensible in the three poems - Remember by Christina Rossetti, Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas and A Mother in a Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe. How do they explore this melancholic and depressing theme? The 3 poems were written from different stimuli, yet all deal with separation. Christina Rossetti, the author of Remember was engaged to Charles Cayley a linguist. But Rossetti decided to cut it off because of their differing religious views. If this poem was written due to their failed engagement, then the poem might could be facts and possibly even a mirror image of the events that happened in her life. The other two poems are also written for typical reason. Chinua Achebe wrote A Mother in a Refugee Camp to morn the suffering and loss that surrounded him after the civil war that happened in Nigeria. Similarly, Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night is dedicated to his beloved father, whose eyesight and general health were failing and will soon pass away. We can see how the theme of separation dwells within these three poems but it is the language of the poets, which brings this element to the readers attention. Each poet manipulates language in a different way to help convey their theme. Rossetti uses repetition to create effect in Remember. Repetition of the word Remember is used through out the entire poem. This emphasizes the speakers desire for her target audience to remember and never forget her. However, repetition of the word Remember weakens towards the end of the poem and its power seems to decrease throughout the poem, as if the voice and memory of the speaker is fading away. Examples needed. Repetition is used for similar purposes in Do not go gentle into that good night. Dylan Thomas unceasingly tries to convince his father to fight for life instead of just giving in and die quietly. HOW examples needed. Repetition of Do not go gentle into that good night and rage, rage against the dying of the light in the poem also helps to enforce the tone of the poem and strengthens the speakers message, which is to not react passively towards death. Repetition is also used in A Mother in a Refugee Camp. The word washed is repeated twice in line 5 to emphasize the physical condition of the children in the refugee camp. Unwashed children describes the hygienic state of the refugee children. And washed-out ribs suggests that the children are physically weak due to the lack of nutrients. There is an unapparent repetition of O sounds in the poem No Madonna and Child could touch. She soon would have to forget. Chinua Achebe conceals a message intentionally. In line 4 of the poem, Achebe used the word odor instead of smell or scent to make the line sound softer and more rounded. The

letter O looks like a circle no matter how we look at it, and this circle in Achebes poem symbolises a never ending cycle of war and poverty. There is no way out of this. Wars will be put to an end and initiate again; poverty will exist for eternity. Effective use of metaphors is displayed in the three poems. In Remember, the first metaphor is in line 1- 'Remember me when I am gone away'. The words 'gone away' are used instaed of 'dead'. The use of this metaphor is to act as a veil to the fact that the speaker is dying. In other words, to add ambiguity to that line so readers will continue to read on. Rossetti mentioned about the Silent land in line 2. She anticipates going to that place which she perceives to be far away from life on earth. With these clues given to us in the sentence, we presume that this Silent land might be referring to a religious place like heaven and hell. In Do not go gentle into that good night, Dylan Thomas repeatedly used the sentence Rage, rage against the dying of the light throughout the poem. A Dying light means darkness will befall and in this poem, darkness is used as a metaphor of death to offer a figurative comparison for the writer to express emotions and make their writing more vivid. POINT? Imagery is commonly used in Remember, Do not go gentle into that good night and A Mother in a Refugee Camp. When the speaker of Remember talks about the Silent land, an image of heaven is immediately created in our mind. And in line 3, When you can no more hold me by the hand, creates a loving scene of Rossettis lover holding her hand. This adds indirectness to the poem, instead of saying that the speaker will be lonely after her lover leaves her, she says You can no more hold me by the hand. With imagery used, readers can give their own opinion and conjecture to discover the underlying meaning of the poem rather than literally reading words off the poem and thinking that is what the poet wants to express. Strong use of imagery in Do not go gentle into that good night captivates our attention in the poem about living with intensity. Old age should burn and rave at close of day (Line 2) Dylan Thomas wants to tell us old men shouldnt die peacefully or just slip easily away from life. Instead they should burn and rave, unleashing every last bit of energy they still have. Though wise men at their end know how dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning (Lines4-6) These two lines explain that even wise men know they are going to die, they dont simply accept it. The bright electrical imagery of the lightning bolt suggests that really living life is more like getting zapped by an electrical shock than like feeling the gentle radiation of the sun. Imagery is used in A Mother in a Refugee Camp to contrast and emphasize the condition of the refugee camp. Line 4 of the poem The air was heavy with odours of diarrhoea creates extreme contrast with the first few lines of the poem No Madonna and child could touch, Her tenderness for a son. This line shows us the imagery of the grimy refugee camp in contrast to the first stanza. Diarrhoea and odours give us an appalling impression of the condition in the refugee camp.

The poem started in an appealing and compassionate way but suddenly changed to the neediness and grubby scene of the refugee camp. This was set up to emphasize the refugee camps terrible state. TOPIC SENTence How does it contrast. There is a tone of aggressiveness and defiance in Do not go gentle into that good night. This is displayed by the speaker of the poem through his actions in the poem. The speaker puts life against death, light against darkness, as his father lies dying. This idea is brought to us when the speaker constantly urges his father to Rage, rage against the dying of the light and to resist death by not going into the good night. In Remember, the voice of the speaker is tentative and shows signs of hesitations and this hesitation grows stronger in the last few stanzas of the poem. Rossetti has many contrasting thoughts in the poem. She desperately asks her audience to remember her at the beginning. But the will to remain with her beloved, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Is replaced by the vestiges of memory the speaker had. Towards the end of the poem, the speaker even changes the message he or she wants to give to their beloved. Finally, the imploration to remember fades away and the speaker renews the message by suggesting that he or she is happy for their beloved to forget. Similarly to 'Remember', Achebes tone is also altered in A Mother in a Refugee Camp. In the first stanza of the poem, the word 'tenderness' is used to create a compassionate atmosphere to serve as a foil to the idea of a mother's love for her child.The soft tone continued until the beginning of line 4 - 'The air was heavy with odors of diarrhea', where Achece uses harsh and hard-sounding words suchs as 'blown-empty' and 'diarrhoea'. The speaker's tone is changed from line 7 to line 14 . Here, Achebe seems to be admiring the mother's love for her child despite the circumstances so there is a tone of regardfullness in that stanza. In the last stanza, the tone is regretful and sad as the speaker announces the child's death. 'Remember', 'A Mother in a Refugee Camp' and 'Do not go gentle into that goodnight' share a very similar rhythm and tempo. 'Remember' has a fairly fast-paced rhythm, because the speaker of the poem is dying, which means he or she is running out of time to express their emotions. The fast-paced rhythm is also achieved by the use of enjambments, this also tells us that the speaker wants to express their thoughts all in one go. This affects the poem by adding hastiness to it. Overall, the poem remains at a steady tempo as the usage of enjambment remains unchanged through out the poem.