The Analysis of Figure of Speech

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4.2 The Analysis of Figure of Speech

Figure of speech must occur in every poem. According to Kennedy and Giona 2002, figure of speech is used for the sake for freshness and emphasis. It appears in the form of unusual denotation p. 119. In this discussion, figures of speech which are employed are simile, personification and apostrophe. The detail analysis is provided below: 1 st stanza The Fiddler saws the strings, 1 His light brown hair he tosses and flings. 2 He carries a sabre at his side, 3 He wears a pleated habit wide. 4 Having examined the stanza above, the writer sees that there is no simile, personification and apostrophe which occur. The poet tells the stanza with descriptive style by using ordinary language. The first stanza describes the appearance of the fiddler. 2 nd stanza Fiddler, why that frantic sound? 5 Why do you gaze so wildly round? 6 Why leaps your blood, like the surging sea? 7 What drives your bow so desperately? 8 The writer detects that there is a simile persists in this stanza. Precisely, simile occurs in line 7 indicated with the word ―like‖. The word ―like‖ directs the reader to conscious comparison which is called as simile Murphy, 1972, p. 22-23. In this case, the poet tries to compare the leaping of blood which is as wild as the surging sea. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 39 3 rd stanza Why do I fiddle? Or the wild waves roar? 9 That they might pound the rocky shore, 10 That eye be blinded, that bosom swell, 11 That Soul’s cry carry down to Hell. 12 In 3 rd stanza, there are two kinds of figures of speech which occur. They are personification and apostrophe. In line 9, personification gives attribute of human being to the word waves. In this case, the word waves is assumed to be able to roar or cry as in pain or grief like what human do. Further, apostrophe persists in line 12. In this line, apostrophe addresses something non human which is ―soul‖ as if it is alive Reuben, 2011. Apostrophe gives sense to soul that it could cry like human being. 4 th stanza Fiddler, with scorn you rend your heart. 13 A radiant God lent you your art, 14 To dazzle with waves of melody, 15 To soar to the star-dance in the sky. 16 The writer detects that apostrophe occurs in line 14 and personification occurs in line 16. In line 14, apostrophe is attached in wor d ―God‖ which is so abstract. This apostrophe gives lofty tone for this line. Then, 16 th line carries personification in word ―star‖ which is illustrated of being able to dance like human. This personification gives fresh effect for this line. 5 th stanza How so I plunge, plunge wihout fail 17 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 40 My blood-black sabre into your soul. 18 That art God neither wants nor wists, 19 It leaps to the brain from Hell‘s black mists. 20 In this 5 th stanza, again, the writer detects apostrophe occurs in line 19. It addresses God, which is assumed as an abstract object, for having attitudes like human which are ‗wants and wists‘. The existence of this apostrophe makes God to be more alive than just any other abstract object. 6 th stanza Till heart‘s bewitched, till senses reel: 21 With Satan I have struck my deal. 22 He chalks the signs, beats time for me, 23 I play the death march fast and free. 24 In this stanza, the writer examines that apostrophe occurs twice which are in line 22 and line 23. In line 22, apostrophe persists in word ―Satan‖ which is considered as spirit. Here, Satan is assumed for having power so that the poet could strike his deal in. Next, apostrophe persists in the word ―He‖ which refers to Satan. This apostrophe gives more emphasis on how powerful the Satan is. In this line, Satan is described for being able to do human behavior, such as: chalks sign and beats time. 7 th stanza I must play dark, I must play light, 25 Till bowstrings break my heart outright. 26 In 7 th stanza, which only consists of two line, personification appears in line 26. In this line, bowstring which is actually a music instrument is illustrated for being PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 41 able to break someone‘s heart. This personification makes line 26 to be more emotional for reade r‘s sense. At last, this poem is closed with the repetition of the 1 st stanza in which there is no figure of speech occurs.

4.3 The Analysis of Tone