1. Contradiction between being a 'good man' and the need to fight in a 'tumult'.
2. The contrast between the 'dying light' and the strength of the heart to withstand it.
3. Comparison between 'wild men' and 'wise men', despite them both going the same way in death.
4. Conflict between the 'good men' who should live longer, and the 'wild men' who seem to have a longer life.