The Application of Stylistic Devices on the Selected Poem Life is Fine by Langston Hughes
Authors
ZOHAIB HASSAN, MUHAMMAD WASEEM, HAMNA FAROOQ and SOMIA TARIQ
Abstract
This study deals with the phonological stylistic devices and their impact on the selected poem "Life is Fine" by Langston Hughes. Poetry can be mentioned as the leading genre in all the literary genres. Most of the times poetry is understood as an art of rhythm. This rhythm is made by the use of a specific language suggested by the situation and capacity of the poet according to the understanding of language, situation, skill and passions. In the language of poetry sounds play a vital role. These sounds are classified and discussed in the area of literary stylistics by the approach of sound devices. The model of Stylistic Analysis by Leech and Short is selected for the study which deals with the levels of Phonological, Grammatical and Figure of Speech. In this study only Phonological Stylistics Analysis is applied with different categories of Rhyming, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Voice and Voiceless sounds, Long, Short Vowels and Diphthongs and the Analysis of the Most Repeated Sounds is made. In the last an impact of these sounds on the poem is also analyzed. A list of results is mentioned in the end.
Keywords: Poem, Stylistic, Review, Application, Life.
