Figure of Speech Analysis 1

Synecdoche that is defined as “a part is used to designate the whole” emerges in the first, second and third stanzas of this lyric. The words such as shaggy, drag, mad, rag, and tag could be suggested as a particular philosophy or set of principles, or an individual preoccupation or way of life after added by suffix ism 47 in the end of the words such as shagism, dragism, madism, ragism, tagism. While the words that surfacing in the second stanza are the words or terms related to the religion manifests or designates the whole of human belief such as ministers refer to a Christian Churches or priest, 48 sinister suggesting an evil, or that something bad may happen, 49 banisters the posts and rail that are fixed at the side of a staircase, 50 canisters a use metal container for holding tea, or coffee, etc. or a small container filled with shot or gas, 51 bishops a senior priest in charge of the work of the Church in a city or district, 52 fishops and rabbis a Jewish religious leader or teacher on Jewish law. 53 The words in the third stanza where the speaker writes the line such as “…everybody’s talking about revolution, 54 evolution, 55 mastication, 56 47 This suffix is used very freely in modern English to form nouns which embody a particular philosophy or set of principles, or an individual preoccupation or way of life. Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 294. 48 Jonathan Crowther 1995, op. cit. p. 742. 49 Ibid. p. 1104. 50 Ibid. p. 80. 51 Ibid. p. 163. 52 Ibid. p. 108. 53 Ibid. p. 956. 54 Revolution an attempt to change the system of government esp. by force or a complete or dramatic change of method, condition, etc. or a movement in a circle round a point, especially of one planet round another. Ibid. p. 1008. flagellation, 57 regulations, 58 integrations, 59 meditations, 60 united nations…” 61 in which all of the words related to the political terms that symbolize the preferences of human. After grasping all of the words, the writer concludes that the words in first, second and third stanza of this lyric describe the human philosophy or way of life as the various description of human. 2 Symbol In the first stanza of this lyric, the writer finds some word ended with suffix ism such as bagism, shagism, dragism, madism, ragism, tagism this- ism, that-ism. This suffix is used very freely in modern English to form nouns which embody a particular philosophy or set of principles, or an individual preoccupation or way of life. The word bagism is the place for fans of John Lennon and The Beatles to come together and learn, educate, and have fun. It is an interactive site meaning that you will have to be an active participant rather than just being a 55 Evolution the gradual devolvement of the characteristics of plants animals over many generations, especially the development of more complicated forms from earlier, simpler forms or the process of gradual movement. Ibid. p. 397. 56 Mastication masticate to chew foot. Ibid. p.721. 57 Flagellations flagellate to whip somebody or oneself as a religions punishment or for sexual pleasure. Ibid. p. 443. 58 Regulations a rule or restriction made by an authority or the action or process of regulating something, control . Ibid. p. 983. 59 Integrations integrate to combine two things in such a way that one becomes fully a part of the other to become or make somebody. become fully a member of a community. Ibid. p. 620. 60 Meditations the action or practice of meditating meditate to think deeply, use in silence, especially for religious purpose or n other to relax to plan something. In one’s mind; to consider doing something. Ibid. p. 728. 61 United Nations an organization of many countries formed to encourage peace in the world and to deal with problems between nations. Ibid. p. 1304.