Analysis of Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring': Diction, Figurative Language, an, Assignments of Poetry

Download Analysis of Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring': Diction, Figurative Language, an and more Assignments Poetry in PDF only on Docsity! Reflection of Wordsworth’s Loving Devotion to the Nature In Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth A Thesis In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement For Strata-1 Degree in Literature English Department of Diponegoro University Submitted by ITA APRILLIAWATI A2B006052 Faculty of Humanities Diponegoro University Semarang 2010 PRONOUNCEMENT The states truthfully that this thesis is compiled by her without taking the result from other researches in any universities, in S-1, S-2, and S-3 degree and in Diploma. In addition, the writer ascertains that she does not take the material from other publications or someone’s works except for the references mentioned in bibliography. Semarang, July 2010 Ita Aprilliawati APPROVAL APPROVED BY Advisor Dra. Christina Resnitriwati, M.Hum NIP. 19560216 198303 2 001 VALIDATION Praise to be Allah who has given strength and spirit, so the writer is able to accomplish this thesis on “REFLECTION OF WORDSWORTH’S LOVING DEVOTION TO THE NATURE IN LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH” came to completion. On this occasion, the writer would like to thank all people who have contributed to the completion of this research report. It is for: 1. Prof. Nurdin, the Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University. 2. Drs. Mualimin, M. Hum, as the Head of English Department Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University. 3. Dra. Christina Resnitriwati, M. Hum, as the writer’s advisor. Thank you for your continuous guidance, helpful correction, moral support, advice, critic, and suggestion. 4. Drs. Oktiva Herry C, as the writer’s academic advisor who gives the guidance and counseling while the writer takes the study in the Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University. 5. All of the lecturers in English Department. Thank you for the chance, time, and knowledge. 6. All of the librarians in the Faculty of Humanities who had given a lot of service and facility. 7. The writer’s parents, Bpk. Tajudin and Ibu Rori Isowati. Thank you so much for the huge love, prayer, patience, and money. I realize that I cannot reply your commendable, but I try to do the best for you. I owe very much to you all. 8. My only one sister, Wulan. Thank you for your kindness. 9. My huge family: Mbah, Mide, Mi’o, Budeh Mimin, Budeh Yeti, Siska, Rini, Om Arif, Tante Ike, Rizki, and Brian. Thank you for praying me. 10. Benny Rahman Yusup, S.T, as the writer’s soul mate. Thank you for your help while the writer does the thesis. Thank you for keeping and loving me and I hope you are the last one in my life. 11. All of my friends. How amazing to be with you all. The Writer TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PRONOUNCEMENT…………………………………………………………...i APPROVAL………………………………………………………………. …….ii VALIDATION……………………………………………………………. ……iii MOTTO…………………………………………………………………… ……iv DEDICATION……………………………………………………………. …….v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………………………….. ……vi TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………… …..viii ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………….xi CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION………………………... …….1 A. Background of the Study………………. …….1 B. Purpose of the Study…………………… …….4 C. Scope of the Study……………………... …….4 D. Research Method………………………. …….5 E. Writing Organization………………….............6 CHAPTER II : BIOGRAPHY OF THE POET, POEM, AND TRANSLATION………………………………...8 A. Biography of William Wordsworth…………...8 B. Poem………………………………………….10 C. Paraphrasing………………………………….11 CHAPTER III : LITERARY REVIEW…………………………13 A. Intrinsic Elements…………………………...13 1. Diction………………………………………13 2. Figurative Language………………………...15 a. Personification……………………………14 b. Symbol…………………………………...16 3. Imagery……………………………………...17 a. Visual Imagery………………...................18 b. Olfactory Imagery………...……………...18 c. Auditory Imagery………………………...19 d. Gustatory Imagery………..……………...19 e. Tactile Imagery………...………………...20 f. Kinesthetic Imagery……………...………20 g. Organic Imagery..…...................................21 B. Extrinsic Elements…………………………..21 1. Romantic Period…………………………….21 2. The characteristics of Romantic Period……..22 a. Faith in the imagination………………….22 b. Faith in the individual……………………23 c. Interest in the past………………………..24 d. Interest in nature and the common man….24 CHAPTER IV : DISCUSSION…………………………………...26 A. Analysis of Intrinsic Elements in Lines Written in Early Spring……………………………….26 1. Diction in Lines Written in Early Spring...26 2. Figurative Language in Lines Written in Early Spring……………………………...36 a. Personification………………………..36 b. Symbol……………………………….38 3. Imagery…………………………………..40 a. Visual Imagery………..……………..40 b. Olfactory Imagery………...…….........42 c. Auditory Imagery……………….........43 d. Gustatory Imagery………..…….........43 e. Tactile Imagery………...……….........43 f. Kinesthetic Imagery……………...…..44 g. OrganicImagery………………………45 B. Reflection of Wordsworth’s Loving Devotion to the Nature in Lines Written in Early Spring….47 From the above definitions, we can conclude that poetry is an art which comes from the mind expression and feeling of the writer in attractive and meaningful words composition form. Attractive and meaningful are the key words for the definition of poetry. There are a lot of things can be shown by poetry for instance woman, nature, religion, country, life, death, love or even marriage. These issues are describing of human’s life in relation to the world experience, so in other words it is clear that poetry is a part of human’s existence. This thesis will analyze diction, figurative language, and imagery used by William Wordsworth’s poem, Lines Written in Early Spring. They will be analyzed in this thesis because those elements are the most majority and important parts of that poem. Those intrinsic elements will also help in understanding the poem better and deeper. The writer chooses Wordsworth because he is a great true Romantic Poet who is written many poems which tells about nature. These poems are I wandered Lonely as a Cloud, an Evening Walk, Foresight, the Green Linnet, etc. He is one of the Romantic Poets in the Romantic Period because he spends his life in 1770 until 1850. He believes that nature is not only something which is full of the beauty but also a guardian and a guide for human’s inner feelings or as a morality source. The writer assumes this poetry indirectly tells about the beauty of the nature in Romantic Age. It can be seen from that Romantic poems characteristics and that is why the writer explained Reflection of Wordsworth’s Loving Devotion to the Nature in Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. B. Purposes of the Study To comprehend and identify the implicit message in poetry, an analysis purposes are very useful for the writer. There are three main purposes of this analysis, namely: 1. to understand and to get deeper analysis of poetic elements such as diction, figurative language, and imagery by applying structural theory. 2. to reveal the characteristics in the Romantic Age. Therefore, after analyzing Lines Written in Early Spring, the writer expects that it really reflects the Romantic Age’s characteristics especially the notice to the nature. 3. to analyze and appreciate Wordsworth’s loving devotion to the nature in the Romantic Era that reflected in Lines Written in Early Spring. Therefore, the reader will know that the nature is everything for Wordsworth and they can see how Wordsworth indulges in glorification the nature. C. Scope of the Study The intrinsic elements of poetry are diction, theme, figurative language, imagery, rhythm, alliteration, meter, etc. To limit the subject of the study, the writer will analyze the diction, figurative language, and imagery of Lines Written in Early Spring written by William Wordsworth. Whereas from extrinsic side, this analysis will discuss how Wordsworth expresses his loving devotion to the nature. D. Research Method In order to this analysis is going smoothly, so it is needed a good planned of research method too. Based on Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary, “method is way of doing something or quality of being well planned and organized.” Research method which is used in this analysis is library research. As Wellek and Warren (1977: 58) say that “since the majority of students can find their source materials in libraries, a knowledge of the most important libraries, and familiarity with their catalogues as well as other reference books, is undoubtedly, in many ways, an important equipment of almost every student in literature.” This analysis employs two research approaches, i.e. intrinsic (structural) and extrinsic approach. Rene Wellek and Austin Warren (1977: 141) explain that “structure is a concept including both content and form so far as they are organized for aesthetic purposes. The work of art is, then considered as a whole system of signs, or structure of signs, serving a specific aesthetic purpose.” The work of art, in this case is poetry, will be analyzed its poetic elements such as diction, figurative language, and imagery. While the extrinsic element based on Rene Wellek and Austin Warren (1977: 74), is “among the different cause-governed methods, an explanation of the work of art in terms of the total setting seems preferable.” The extrinsic element in Wordsworth’s Lines Written in Early Spring is told about nature and it relates to the Romantic Period. E. Writing Organization This thesis consists of five main chapters, which are divided into several sub-chapters. The writer inserts bibliography for further references. Those five chapters are: CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This chapter contains background of the study, purposes of the study, scope of the study, methods of the study, and writing organization. CHAPTER II BIOGRAPHY OF THE POET, POEM, AND TRANSLATION This chapter presents the biography of William Wordsworth, his poem Lines Written in Early Spring, and its translation. The biography can help the analysis for understanding that poem. CHAPTER III LITERARY REVIEW Literary review discusses of intrinsic and extrinsic approach. Intrinsic approaches are diction, figurative language, and imagery of Lines Written in Early Spring. In the other hands, extrinsic approaches consist of the description about romantic period and the characteristics of romantic period. CHAPTER IV DISCUSSION This chapter is the main chapter because the discussion of intrinsic approaches such as diction, figurative language, and imagery in Lines Written in Early Spring is explained clearly. The reflection of Wordsworth’s loving devotion to the nature as the focus of extrinsic aspect will be presented too. CHAPTER V CONCLUSION Chapter V is the last chapter that contains the summary of main points in Chapter IV, which answer the problems explained in Chapter I. BIBLIOGRAPHY CHAPTER II BIOGRAPHY OF THE POET, POEM AND PARAPHRASING A. Biography of William Wordsworth The writer takes William Wordsworth’s biography from the book which is written by Martin Steinmann, the second edition of Literature for Writing An Athology of Major British and American Authors and http://www.incompetech.com/authors/wordswoth/biography.html. William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who was born on 7 April 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland-part of the scenic region in Northwest England, the Lake District. During he lived in that place, he could get many inspirations to make poems because he did not like to live in the smoky or crowded London. His father, John Wordsworth, a lawyer, was very educated and liberal for the time and his mother was Ann Cookson. William Wordsworth was the second of five children and definitely the wild one of the family. Wordsworth children had a pretty happy childhood on the whole but it was only until his mother, Ann, died in 1778. He sent away to Hawkshead Grammar School, where his love of poetry was firmly established and it was believed that he made his first attempts at verse. After graduated from Hawkshead, Wordsworth studied at St. John’s College in Cambridge and before his final semester, he set out on a walking tour of Europe, an experience that influenced both his poetry and his political sensibilities. While touring Europe, Wordsworth came into contact with the French Revolution. This experience as well as a subsequent period living in France brought about Wordsworth’s interest and sympathy for the life, troubles and speech of the “common man”. These issues proved to be of the utmost importance to Wordsworth’s work.