POEM ANALYSIS

STRUCTURALISM ANALYSIS ON A RED RED ROSE BY ROBERT BURNS

By.

AYU FITRIANA WIDYANINGSIH
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1. Structuralism
Comprehending literary work needs several approaches. Structuralism approach is one of effort to comprehend the work. Structuralist believed that to understanding the literary work, we need to analyze the form, structure, pattern, parts, and shape of the work itself. Structuralism analysis, is an approach of analyzing the work as objective as possible. Understanding the work from the inside, it is not influenced by subjectivity from the outside. Structuralism discusses the structural matters of the work. According to Waluyo, poem contains two sub material which constructs it to be a poem they are physical structure(language) and inner structure(meaning) (1991:4) .




2.Steps used on analyzing A Red Red Rose using structuralism approach

A.PHSYCAL STRUCTURE
1.DICTION
2.IMAGERY
3.CONCRETE WORD
4.FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

B.INNER STRUCTURE
1.THEME
2.FEELING
3.TONE
4.MESSAGE

A Red Red Rose

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;"
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

3.Structuralism Analysis on A Red Red Rose

A.PHSYCAL STRUCTURE

1.Diction
The selection of word which written on the poem are words which still on the range of love. The word / my love/my bonnie lass/ represents to the one who is directed of the poem itself. Burns use the simple diction of classical poem.
The words /my luve’s/ represents the writer’s feeling.
/a' the seas gang dry/ the rocks melt wi' the sun;"/ ten thousand mile refers to “forever”

2.Imagery
There are two aspects imagery that we can find on the poem; sight and hearing imagery.
Sight imagery:
- That's newly sprung in June;

- Till a' the seas gang dry:

- And the rocks melt wi' the sun;"

Hearing imagery:
That's sweetly played in tune.

3.Concrete word

The word /red rose/ represent the comparable word of “my luve’s” which strengthen the pure meaning of love itself. Red rose is symbol/icon of love.
The word /sands o’ life/ represent a tool likes sands time machine which shows the time of life itself.

4.Figurative word

Methapor :

Till a' the seas gang dry:

And the rocks melt wi' the sun;"

While the sands o' life shall run.



C.INNER STRUCTURE

1.THEME
Burns brought the theme of love, definitely about love. A poem which is directed to the writer’s lover purposely.

2.FEELING
There are two possibilities of feeling which is contained on this poem. First the feeling of express the feeling of love, and second the feeling of expressing good bye and promise to come back.

3.TONE

The poem also contains a promise sentence;

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile

The tone is exciting and heartwarming

5.MESSAGE
The message is express the writer’s love and promise. The writer’s have to go and leave his lover, then he express god bye statement and promise by the poem.