I remember hearing today's poem in a movie and I believe it was the Dudley Moore movie "Six Weeks". Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night is a well known poem by Dylan Thomas, written for his father. I cannot find a reference to it being in the film, but I know that I bought a book of Thomas' poetry in the same timeframe.
This page gives some good analysis of the form, rhyme, and meaning of the poem. It quotes Shakespeare's "Henry VI", but could have quoted "Galaxy Quest's" Commander Taggert -- "Never give up. Never surrender".
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