MIDDLE TEST OF PROSE AND POETRY

SUBJECT
Submitted as a partial fulfillment of the mid test of Prose and Poetry Subject to
English Education Study Program of Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang

Lecturer : Cut Srikandi Novita, M.Hum.

Arranged by :

YOSHI RANTO 1788203133

6B.1

ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM

TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF TANGERANG

2020
Result of anlysis from poem “A Broken Pointment” by Thomas Hardy”

The poem “A Broken Appointment” has two stanzas with eight lines each.
It has an ‘A-A-B-C-B-C-A-A” rhyme scheme or it can be read as a quatrain, with
an “A-B-A-B” rhyme scheme, framed by unequal couplets. The rigid and regular
rhyme accenturates the lyrical voice’s calmenss and resignation towards the
situation. There is a sort of circularity towards the stanzas as they end with the
same line that they begin with. Moreover, the couplets that frame the quatrains
also add to the circular feeling.

From the pome above, we can identify other intrinsic elements :

1. Emotion
Some poets begin writing a pome for an emotional release.
In “A Broken Appointment”, we can identidy the emotion. There are
disappoinment, thward love, broken, pessimism, lies, and pain emotion.
2. Idea
Some poets begin writing a poem because they are inspired by something
they’ve experienced.
From that poem, we can state the poem is tell about despicts a situation in
which the lyrical voic laments that his lover didn’t turn up to an arranged
meeting. Thus, the lyrical voice meditates on the rejection that surrounds love.
3. Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of
sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. Modern alliteration
is predominantly consonantal.
To find an alliteration, you must look the repetitions of the same
consonant sound through out a line.
From the poem “A Broken Appointment” above, we can find alliteration in
the second line of second stanza of the sentence “And love alone can land you
loyalty”. In that sentense, the alliteration is consonant “L” of words “Love”,
“Lend”, and “Loyalty”. That words is beginning of consonant “L”.
4. Refrain
Refrain is the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at the end of
stanza. It can also be an entire stanza that is repeted periodically throughout a
poem, kind of like a chorus of a song.
The refrain can be found from that poem in first line of first stanza. In
there, we can read “You did not come”. We can read that sentence again in the
last line of first stanza “You did not come”.
Beside that, in the first and last line of second stanza also there is refrain
on sentence “You love me not”.
5. Sensory language
Sensory language is using words that appeal to the five senses. Showing
what something sounds, smells, tastes, looks, and feels like.
In the poem above, there is sensory language in sentence “I thus found
looking”. From that sentence, we know that sense that used is looking sense.
6. Visual imagery
Visual imagery is painting a picture with words. Visual imagery uses
aspects of sensory language, specifically sight, to recreate images, ideas and
emotions. Strong verbs and specific adjectives or adverbs are used.
We can find visual imagery in seventh line of first stanza on sentence
“Grieved I, when as the hope-hour stroke its sum”. So, the visual imagery that
used in that poem above is “grieved I”.
7. Figurative language
Whenever we describe something by comparing it with something else, we
are using figurative language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in
order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into can idea or a subject. The
most common figures of speech are similie, metaphor, personification, and
alliteration. Figurative language is used in a poetry or poem to compare two
things that are usually not thought of as being alike.
But, in that pome above, just has alliteration, metaphor, and personification.
Alliteration has explained in previous explanation.so, now we can identify
metaphor and personification only.
 a. Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is
made between two unlike things that actually have something important
in common.
In a poem “A Broken Appointment”, we can find it in sixth line of second
stanza on sentence “To add yet this; once you, a woman, came’. So, the
metaphor from that poem is “you, a woman”.
b. Personification
Personification is comparing the action or idea or emotion, etc. of
something non-human to something human.
From the poem above, we can find two personifications. The firs
personification can be found in seventh line of first language on sentence
“Grieved I, when as the hope-hour stroke its sum”. In that sentence, the
first personification is “when as the hope-hour stroke its sum”.
The second personification there is in second line of second stanza
on sentence “And love alone can lend you loyalty”.
8. Hyperbole
Hyperbole is an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis.
From the pome above, there are two hyperboles.the first, we can find in
second line of first stanza on sentence :And marching time drew on, and wore
me numb”. The hyperbole from that sentence is “wore me numb”,
Second hyperbole, we can find in fourth line of second stanzaon sentence
“But into the store of human deeds devine in all but name,”. The hyperbole is
“of human deeds devine in all”.
9. Symbol
Symbol are words, ideas, etc. that used to represent something else or an
idea. Symbols are used often in poem or poetry. A word, a phrase or the whole
poem could be a symbol.
From that poem above, we can find in sixth sentence of first stanza on
sentence “Reluctance for oure loving kindness’ sake”. The symbol is “oure
loving kindness’”