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A. Background
I choose “Uphill” by Christina Rosetti to be discussed in this paper for some
reasons. At the first glance, I find that “Uphill” is an interesting poem. It is interesting
because the form of this poem is question and answer. Then after read it, I find that the
content is interesting. It seems that the words in this poem ask me to analyze the poem
further. The series of beautiful words in this poem make me want to know the meaning
behind its literal meaning. There are two characters in this poem, the questioner and the
answerer. The questioner asks again and again. The answerer answers those questions
with clear and brief answers. Symbol and Imagery are found in this poem.
I will try to analyze this poem by using formalistic approach. The imageries and
the symbols will be discussed to reveal the theme.
B. Problem Formulation
1. What are the symbols found in the poem?
3. What are the imageries found in the poem?
4. How can the imageries and the symbols reveal the theme?
C. Definition of Terms
D. Analysis
3. How can the imageries and the symbols reveal the theme?
By reading the entire poem, there will be imaginations appeared in mind. By
imaging what really happen in the first stanza until the last stanza, the meaning of the
poem can be grasped. In this poem, there are sight and feeling imagery that are used to
help the reader to understand the poem. Along the road, there are so many things happen.
And all this things can be felt directly by the writer by imaging what is said in the poem
since the condition of this journey from the beginning until the end is described by using
imageries. The imageries, for example by imaging how long the road is and how hard the
struggle to pass it makes me able to see and to feel the real condition of what are
described in the poem. By using imageries, the writer is also able to find and to
understand which words are the symbols in this poem. Then, the symbols that I find in
this poem by using imageries are road and bed. Road symbolizes life, a long life. Beds
symbolize death, the place for resting in peace. Overall, this poem is about the journey of
the life - life in the real life and life after death. The symbols in this poem, road and bed
make me focus in the problem discussed in this poem. Both of them lead me to
understand the theme of the poem. The symbols and the imageries reveal the central idea
of the poem by supporting each other.
D. Conclusion
I use imageries to understand this poem more. Moreover, by using imageries I
also can find what the symbols contained in this poem. By finding imageries and symbols
in this poem, I conclude that “Uphill” is a poem about life’s never ending struggle. By
analyzing that road symbolizes life and bed symbolizes death, I can get deeper meaning
of this poem. In this poem, to reveal the theme, symbols and imageries as the intrinsic
elements work together.
References:
Longman: Dictionary of Contemporary English. Barcelona: Pearson Education Limited.
2001.
Abrams, M.H. A Glosarry of Literary Terms, 6th Edition. Harcourt Brace and Company.
1969.
A handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. New York: Oxford, 1999.
http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/literaryterms/g/symbol.htm
UPHILL
By Christina Rosetti