A Stylistic Analysis of Robert Frost’s Selected Poems

Authors

  • Aneeqa Latif M. Phil English Researcher , Department of Linguistics & Literature , Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar (D. I. Khan Campus), KP, Pakistan
  • Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Associate Professor of English , Department of Linguistics & Literature , Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar (D. I. Khan Campus), KP, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saira Maqbool Assistant Professor , Department of English , Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)08

Keywords:

Language Features, Phonological Level, Semantic Level, Stylistic Analysis

Abstract

This research purposes to analyze Robert Frost’s selected poems from a stylistic point of view. The analysis is done under the two levels of language; semantic and phonological level. In phonological level of language, alliteration, consonance and assonance are used to depict the importance of the words in the poems. In semantic level of language, metaphor, symbols, and imagery are used to show the poem’s meaning. The two language features in selected poems of Robert Frost are closely connected to each other convey the meaning of the poem that is battle and connection in human being’s life. Stylistic analysis is used in linguistic to discover the various language features that are in the poems and create the meaning that can be found from the language features. This analysis is very helpful and innovative in understanding the basic concept of Robert Frost ’s selected poems. It depicts the basic difference between common language used in our daily life as compared to the literary poetic language that is used in literary poetic text. This portrays the difference in style and the impact of this variation on the reader. Robert Frost’s poetry is very unique and it can easily get the attention of readers due to the versatile writing style of the poet and use of innovative features of language in poetry.

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Published

2022-06-30

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Latif, A., Ajmal, M., & Maqbool, S. (2022). A Stylistic Analysis of Robert Frost’s Selected Poems. Journal of Development and Social Sciences, 3(2), 71–81. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)08