The extensive distance that she is referring to is death. The speaker also uses the word, 'far' which suggests an extensive distance that she will travel. The word' gone creates the feeling of loneliness and disparity. The intense tone is shown by the use of 'gone away'. The tone of the octet is intense because the speaker is distressed and has a desire to be remembered after she dies. However, it changes significantly during the second half where her attitude fluctuates and becomes much more forgiving and hopeful. She is demanding her partner to remember her when she is gone. The tone of 'Remember' in the octet is demanding.
'Poem at Thirty Nine', ' The Vacuum' and 'Do not stand at my grave and weep' also express the emotion of death sharing similarities with the main poems, but also contrasts in their attitudes towards death.ĭeath is expressed through the use of tone in each of the poems. These poems share common threads and similarities, but they also show contrasts in their attitudes towards death. The three main poems, 'Remember',' A Mother in a Refugee Camp', and ' Do not go gentle into that good night' all evoke the emotion of death but they all have different techniques in order to achieve this.
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