Ziyad Muhammad Hamad Ameen؛ Rawand Sabah Ahmad
پوخته
There are various approaches to study literature from numerous perspectives. Considering analyzing poetry from stylistic viewpoint is a new trend in this context. For this reason, the ...
زیاتر بخوێنەوە
There are various approaches to study literature from numerous perspectives. Considering analyzing poetry from stylistic viewpoint is a new trend in this context. For this reason, the aim of the present study is to seek the significance and relevance of stylistic approach to explicate and analyze poetry by using the theory of foregrounding with the supplement of the Checklist of Leech and Short. In this respect, the current study is utilizing one of the early poems of Dylan Thomas. Findings show that the poet exploited words carrying multiples meanings and explanations, however, when the researcher employs the theory, these variety of explications are more clarified. In addition, the results also show that parallelism and repetitions are dominant features in the poem which support meaning through their similarities and enriching the aesthetic value of the poem. The paper ends with list of references and further recommendations.
