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The symbols of human morals used by William Wordsworth in his selected poems

Achmad Yogi Setiawan

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ENGLISH: \n \nThe objectives of this study are to find out the use of symbol of human moral in William Wordsworth’s poem. This study applied library research and the compiled data were analyzed through descriptive analysis method. This method tried to describe, explain and analyze the using of symbol using theory by Charles Sanders Peirce. The unit of analysis of this research was the three of William Wordsworth’s poems. They were chosen because they were containing of symbol of human moral. \n \nTo find the goal or the aims of this research, the researcher did several steps. The researcher firstly explicated each poem to identify the whole meaning of each poem. The second step is indentifying figurative language, rhyme, and imagery in each of these three poems since the researcher assumes that William Wordsworth delivers his idea about human moral based on nature by using figurative language and imagery in poems After-Though, Forsaken-The, A Character. After analyzing figurative language and imagery, the researcher identifies the meaning and triadic semiotic by Charles Sanders Pierce. The last step is making the conclusion of the research. \n \nThe result of this research shows that William Wordsworth’s After- Though, Forsaken-The, A Character poems tend to reflect the condition of human beings through imagery and figurative language used which show flow of life, mood, and character of human being. William Wordsworth would like to convey the ideas about human attitudes, characters, society, love, life, the relation between God and creature.

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ENGLISH: \n \nThe objectives of this study are to find out the use of symbol of human moral in William Wordsworth’s poem. This study applied library research and the compiled data were analyzed through descriptive analysis method. This method tried to describe, explain and analyze the using of symbol using theory by Charles Sanders Peirce. The unit of analysis of this research was the three of William Wordsworth’s poems. They were chosen because they were containing of symbol of human moral. \n \nTo find the goal or the aims of this research, the researcher did several steps. The researcher firstly explicated each poem to identify the whole meaning of each poem. The second step is indentifying figurative language, rhyme, and imagery in each of these three poems since the researcher assumes that William Wordsworth delivers his idea about human moral based on nature by using figurative language and imagery in poems After-Though, Forsaken-The, A Character. After analyzing figurative language and imagery, the researcher identifies the meaning and triadic semiotic by Charles Sanders Pierce. The last step is making the conclusion of the research. \n \nThe result of this research shows that William Wordsworth’s After- Though, Forsaken-The, A Character poems tend to reflect the condition of human beings through imagery and figurative language used which show flow of life, mood, and character of human being. William Wordsworth would like to convey the ideas about human attitudes, characters, society, love, life, the relation between God and creature.

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ENGLISH: \n \nThe objectives of this study are to find out the use of symbol of human moral in William Wordsworth’s poem. This study applied library research and the compiled data were analyzed through descriptive analysis method. This method tried to describe, explain and analyze the using of symbol using theory by Charles Sanders Peirce. The unit of analysis of this research was the three of William Wordsworth’s poems. They were chosen because they were containing of symbol of human moral. \n \nTo find the goal or the aims of this research, the researcher did several steps. The researcher firstly explicated each poem to identify the whole meaning of each poem. The second step is indentifying figurative language, rhyme, and imagery in each of these three poems since the researcher assumes that William Wordsworth delivers his idea about human moral based on nature by using figurative language and imagery in poems After-Though, Forsaken-The, A Character. After analyzing figurative language and imagery, the researcher identifies the meaning and triadic semiotic by Charles Sanders Pierce. The last step is making the conclusion of the research. \n \nThe result of this research shows that William Wordsworth’s After- Though, Forsaken-The, A Character poems tend to reflect the condition of human beings through imagery and figurative language used which show flow of life, mood, and character of human being. William Wordsworth would like to convey the ideas about human attitudes, characters, society, love, life, the relation between God and creature.

Key concepts: Literal and figurative language, Poetry, Symbol (formal), Character (mathematics), Meaning (existential), Rhyme, Semiotics, Literature

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