STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF ROBERT FROST’S POEM “MENDING WALL”
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Abstract
The prime intention of conducting this research is stylistic analysis of Robert Frost’s famous poem ‘Mending Wall’. No doubt, a plenty of work is existent on the literary interpretation of this poem, but hardly any inclusive study could be found on its style. The present study is an attempt in this regard which explores the stylistic features of this poem. Robert Frost is a symbolic poet whose poetry has allegorical significance behind its superficial level. Thus, a comprehensive stylistic analysis of the poem ‘Mending Wall’ has been conducted on phonological, graphological, morphological, syntactic and semantic levels to grasp its true meanings. It has been explored that Frost has employed a number of stylistic features as alliteration, assonance, metaphor, simile, personification, imagery and symbolism to depict the idea of modern man’s isolation. Man’s own created barriers like racial, social, national and ideological ones have separated the human beings, and contribute to their emotional loneliness and depression in modern times. Frost flourishes the idea of nature that nature is against such barriers and tries to destroy them, so human beings must reconsider the authenticity of such restrictions in modern age. This study will help the literary readers, teachers and students comprehend the poem on linguistic basis, and understand poet’s intended idea hidden behind the written discourse.
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