The phonological analysis and alliteration of selected poems in the 1840s poetry

Abstract EN

The use of phonological devices is essential in developing meaning, especially in poetry.

In this paper, five poems are analyzed in terms of their phonological characteristics.

The following poems are included: 1- Break Break Break by Tennyson.

(1842)2- The Song of the Shirt (1843) by Thomas Hood3- Home-Thoughts, from Abroad (1845) By Robert Browning4- The Raven for Edgar Allen Poe.

(1845)5- The Humble- Bee for Ralph Emerson.

(1847)Importantly, phonological analysis, as used in this paper, has necessitated the use of devices or tools such as alliteration, consonance, assonance, and rhyme in the poetry of the 1840s.

The problem statement in the research is to evaluate the phonological phenomena in the poetry of that period through the use of phonological stylistic tools, such as alliteration, rhyme, consonance, assonance, and meter.

Indeed, phonological analysis indicates that the poetry of the 1840s has had familiar phonological systems used to derive themes and emphasize the relationship between the literary character and the reader.

The conclusion indicates that there is a link between the phonological characteristics of the poems of that period.

In this way, the five poems have made different uses of phonological instruments - alliteration, consonance, assonance, metre, and rhyme.

Despite the different contexts and themes in the five poems, the analysis has indicated familiar elements.

For example, sound systems have been used for the same purpose, such as enhancing meaning and developing themes.