The Anaphora and Epiphora Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s Selected Poetry
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https://doi.org/10.55606/jupensi.v6i1.6940Keywords:
Anaphora, Epiphora, Figurative Language, Poetry, RepetitionAbstract
Poetry has a high level meaning to understand in literature, as it conveys the meaning in various aspects not only through the use of figurative language but also the imagination, emotions, contemplation, and personal insight from the author. Therefore, poetry serves as a compelling subject for academic research. The problems of this research is what are anaphora and epiphora used in Edgar Allan Poe’s selected poetry? The aim of this research is to find out the anaphora and epiphora used in Edgar Allan Poe’s selected poetry. To achieve the aims of this research, the researcher employs descriptive qualitative methods. Based on the analysis of eleven selected poems, the study identifies a total of 42 instances of repetition, consisting of 29 cases of anaphora and 13 of epiphora, based on the theoretical framework of Geoffrey Neil Leech and Michael Henry Short. The finding indicated that anaphora is the more dominant repetition device used in Poe’s poetry.
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