TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE ... i
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ... ii
STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION ... iii
ADVISOR’S APPROVAL ... iv
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... v
MOTTO ... vi
DEDICATION ... vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... x
LIST OF FIGURES ... xii
ASBTRACT ... xiii
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.3 Statement of the Problem ... 3
1.3 Scope of the Study ... 4
1.4 Objective of the Study ... 4
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 4
1.6 Thesis Organization ... 4
CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ... 6
2.1 Intrinsic Element ... 6
2.1.1 Diction ... 6
2.1.2 Imagery ... 7
2.1.3 Figurative Language ... 7
2.1.4 Tone ... 8
2.1.5 Point of View ... 8
2.2 Extrinsic Element ... 9
2.2.1 Semiotic in Theory ... 9
2.2.2 Semiotic in Poems ... 10
CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHOD ... 13
3.1 Research Design ... 13
3.2 Source of Data ... 13
3.3 Unit of Analysis ... 13
3.4 Technique of Data Collection ... 13
3.5 Technique of Data Analysis ... 14
CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION ... 15
4.1 Poetic Devices ... 15
4.1.1 The Diction ... 15
4.1.2 Imagery ... 20
4.2.1.1 Miracle by Walt Whitman ... 20
4. . . E ily Di ki so ’s Nature is What We See ... 24
4.1.3 Figurative Language ... 26
4.1.3.1 Miracle by Walt Whitman ... 26
4.1.3.2 E ily Di ki so ’s Nature is What We See ... 28
4.1.4 Mood and Tone ... 30
4.1.5 Point of View ... 31
4.1.5 Theme ... 31
4.2 Nature Symbol in Walt Whitman and E ily Di ki so ’s Poe s ... 32
4.2.1 Sy olis of Walt Whit a ’s Mira le ... 32
4.2.2 Sy olis of E ily Di ki so ’s Nature is What We See ... 37
CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 43
5.1 Conclusion ... 43
5.2 Suggestion ... 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 45