object for this final academic paper. The issue about unrequited love is very strong in this poem. For further discussion, this final academic paper entitled ‘The
Unrequited Love as reflected in William Blake’s “Love’s Secret”’ will explain those things above.
1.2 Research Problems
There are three problems that will be discussed in this final academic paper, namely:
1.2.1 What are the intrinsic elements contained in the poem? 1.2.2 What is the extrinsic element contained in the poem?
1.2.3 What kinds of love which reflected in the poem? 1.3 Purpose of the Study
The main purpose is the writer wants to analyze the intrinsic element which contained figure of speech in the poem. The extrinsic element of the poem
is describes about the kinds of love, especially the unrequited love experienced by the speaker in this poem. Besides, this final academic paper will develop the
writer’s ability in understanding poetry, and practices the knowledge that she gets from college.
1.4 Scope of the Study
Poem has a lot of elements in it, such as diction, theme, figurative languages, imagery, rhyme, meter and others. Because of those elements, the
writer thinks that it is very important to limit the subject of the study. This limitation will help the writer in focusing the analysis at the purpose of study. As
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what has been written in the background of study, the writer will analyze the poem “Love’s Secret” by William Blake both intrinsic and extrinsic elements. The
intrinsic elements that will discuss here are denotation and connotation and imagery. While, from the extrinsic element the writer analyzes about the
unrequited love, the theory of The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm.
1.5 Method of the Study
In gathering the data needed for this final academic paper, the writer used library research methods and internet browsing for contents related to the
unrequited love. The writer analyzed and sorted the information based on its relevance for the discussion contained in the poem and it is used to arrange the
study.
1.6 Writing Outline
