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- Title
A Stylistic Study of Theme of Ultra-Earthliness in Wordsworth's Selected Poetry.
- Authors
Ali, Nosher; Zafar, Muhammad Nawaz; Mahmood, Khalid
- Abstract
Linguistic manipulation in the service of theme of ultra-earthliness in Wordsworth's selected poetry is the ultimate end of the study. The motivation behind this study is the spiritual stance of the poetry clothed in the stylistic craftsmanship of the poet that reminds postmodern individuals: ishrat-e- qatrah hai darya mai'n fana ho jana i.e. One's ultimate pleasure lies in merging and unifying with Allah (Ghalib, 2010). Mainly, the paradigm of qualitative research has been employed along with quantitative approach. Sampling has been collected through the selected poems with hand picking technique (Non-probability sampling technique) using textual analysis as a tool. Computational and descriptive statistics techniques have been used to present analyze and interpret the data. The study concludes that Wordsworth's poetry revolves around manipulation of humanizing metaphor, nature imagery, oxymoron and symbolism leading to theme of ultra-earthliness and is an antidote for fever and fret of the day as the frustration and depression of the postmodern individuals can be alleviated through his/her reconciliation with nature. His poetry is a spiritual healing as reading Daffodils; an Eastern reader starts 'Dhamal' (dancing in ecstasy) with the rhythmic movements of the flowers. Humanizing metaphor and nature imagery are key stylistic features that foregrounds ultra-earthliness in the poetry which have been exploited more than oxymoron and symbolism. The postmodern who is far away from religion and moral values can find betterment by developing spiritual understanding of life is the implication of the study.
- Subjects
WORLDLINESS; LITERATURE; POETRY (Literary form); LINGUISTICS in literature; SPIRITUALITY in literature; METAPHOR in literature; SYMBOLISM in literature; FIGURES of speech in literature; WORDSWORTH, William, 1770-1850
- Publication
Language in India, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 4, p147
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article