Imagery as Identity of Poet in the Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe

• Aulia Sri Wahyuni
• 2021

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ABSTRACT

 

Aulia Sri Wahyuni (31180061) : IMAGERY AS IDENTITY OF POET IN THE POETRY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE.

The purposes of this research are, to find what are the most imagery used in Edgar Allan Poe, to find what kind of identity that represents from imagery, to find out the relationship between Imagery and its poetic identity, and how imagery can show identity of the poet. The writer chooses five poems of Edgar Allan Poe’s literature work, which are Annabel Lee, For Annie, To Helen, To My Mother, and A Valentine. The writer analyzed using a descriptive qualitative method, which the source data was gathered from poems. The data are the word choices or imagery used in the poems. The results of this research are 1) there are three imageries that are most used, visual imagery, kinesthetic imagery, and abstract imagery, 2) there is one imagery that is always being used, visual imagery 3) there are identities represented from imagery used, sensitive and drama.

Keywords: Edgar Allan Poe, identity, imagery, literature, poetry

 

ABSTRAKSI

 

Aulia Sri Wahyuni (31180061) : IMAGERY AS IDENTITY OF POET IN THE POETRY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah, untuk menemukan perumpamaan apa yang paling banyak digunakan dalam Edgar Allan Poe, untuk menemukan identitas seperti apa yang direpresentasikan dari perumpamaan, untuk mengetahui hubungan antara perumpamaan dengan identitas puitisnya, dan bagaimana perumpamaan dapat menunjukkan identitas diri. penyair. Penulis memilih lima puisi karya sastra Edgar Allan Poe, yaitu Annabel Lee, For Annie, To Helen, To My Mother, dan A Valentine. Penulis menganalisis dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif, yang sumber datanya dikumpulkan dari puisi. Datanya berupa pilihan kata atau perumpamaan yang digunakan dalam puisi. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah 1) terdapat tiga perumpamaan yang paling banyak digunakan yaitu perumpamaan berdasarkan penglihatan, perumpamaan berdasarkan pergerakan, dan perumpamaan tidak terwujud, 2) terdapat satu citraan yang selalu digunakan yaitu citraan visual 3) terdapat identitas yang direpresentasikan dari citraan yang digunakan, sensitif dan drama.

Kata kunci: Edgar Allan Poe, identitas, perumpamaan, puisi, sastra

• Sastra
• Bahasa Inggris

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