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
According to Bourdette and Cohen 1983, all poems are reflect t he poet‘s
experience, interests and concerns p. 152-153. The experience of the poet is written in utterance in poem. Further, poet‘s attitude toward his subject is expressed in their
tone Brooks and Warren, 1960, p. 181-182. Moreover, tone is like a matter of speaking. The choice of certain words instead of others, the picking out of certain
details may express what the poet intend to say Kennedy and Giona, 2002, p. 21. The discussion of tone in poem ―The Fiddler‖ is elaborated as follows:
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 This poem is opened with light tone. The poet uses informing tone in the
beginning of his poem. Here, the poet tries to give information of how the fiddler looks like to the audiences. The poet gives detail information about the appearance of
the fiddler to make sure that the audiences come into the vivid picture of the fiddler. 2
nd
stanza Fiddler, why that frantic sound? 5
Why do you gaze so wildly round? 6
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42 Why leaps your blood, like the surging sea? 7
What drives your bow so desperately? 8 In the 2
nd
stanza the poet addresses his subject of speaking directly by using direct speech. This stanza becomes the beginning of conversation between the
speaker who is observing at the fiddler and the fiddler. This conversation dominates the content of the poem. In this stanza, the speaker addresses four questions toward
the attitude of the fiddler. Thus, the writer notices that the speaker uses wondering and curious tone within this stanza. The speaker tries to find out answer of the
question that he addresses.
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 this 3
rd
stanza, the fiddler entrances to the conversation with pronoun ―I‖.
The pronoun of ―I‖ gives personal tone for this stanza. This personal tone is then repeated in the following 5
th
, 6
th
and 7
th
stanza. In this stanza, the fiddler is appeared in his curious tone on questioning certain action. Furthermore, in this stanza the
fiddler is seen to be more doubtful through the questions that he addresses. 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
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The writer detects that the speaker uses assuring tone in this 4
th
stanza. It is indicated in line 13 and 14 that the speaker tries to say something firmly towards the
fiddler. Then, it is followed with fanciful tone which is expressed in line 15 and 16. The last two lines of this stanza describe fancy condition that is being imagined by
the speaker. 5
th
stanza How so I plunge, plunge wihout fail 17
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 This stanza begins with denial tone addressed by the fiddler. The denial tone
is impres sed in the expression ―How so‖ This expression describes the fiddler‘s
denial towards the utterance in the previous stanza. Then, it is followed by confident tone. This confident tone describes how confident the fiddler is on carrying his
action. Moreover, aggressive tone also occurs in this stanza. It gives more emotional sense to the reader.
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 This stanza is dominated with bitter tone. It is seen in the choice of words:
Satan and death march, which lead reader‘s sense into something that is harsh and
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44 unkind. In addition, agreement tone appears in line 22. In this line, the fiddler is
described to come into an agreement with the Satan. 7
th
stanza I must play dark, I must play light, 25
Till bowstrings break my heart outright. 26 In this 7
th
stanza, the writer notices that the fiddler uses earnest tone. It is seen in line 25 that the fiddler really means his action and he does it whole-heartedly.
Next, the last stanza of this poem is closed with the repetition of the first stanza. This poem is finally closed with light tone. It gives calm sense for readers who have been
served with emotional tone throughout the poem.
4.4 The Analysis of Literal Meaning
