Before the Gas Fades by Dylan Thomas
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By Dylan Thomas · First published 1946 · Genre: Poetry, Modernist, Dystopian · 422 words
First lines
Before the gas fades with a harsh last bubble, / And the hunt in the hatstand discovers no coppers, / Before the last fag and the shirt sleeves and slippers, / The century's trap will have snapped round your middle,
Before the allotment is weeded and sown, / And the oakum is picked, and the spring trees have grown green, / And the state falls to bits, / And is fed to the cats, / Before civilization rises or rots
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Dylan Thomas
- Date: 1946 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Modernist, Dystopian, Philosophical, Social Critique
- Length: 422 words
- Structure: 1 section, 9 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing poetic devices such as rhyme, meter, and imagery.
- Modernist — The themes of existentialism, societal critique, and fragmented reality align with Modernist literature.
- Dystopian — The depiction of societal decay and entrapment suggests a dystopian view of the future.
- Philosophical — Explores deep questions about existence, morality, and the human condition.
Tags
poetry · modernism · existentialism · life · death · memory · nostalgia · nature · human experience · time · loss · identity