Connotative and Denotative Meaning of a Poem Entitled: ‘Membaca Tanda-Tanda’ on Environmental Devastation: An Ecocriticism

Abstract

The dependence of human beings on the natural environment for continuance and prosperity is by nature, an accomplished fact. This study sheds the light on the role of a poem in responding to an environmental destruction. It applies a qualitative content analysis method which place the emphasis on the recording, grouping, analysing, describing, and summarizing. It is demonstrated here that the poet conveys the criticism using both connotative and denotative meaning to deliver messages. Taufik Islamail here, had appealed to the government and society that it is so urgent to preserve our nature from natural disaster as there has been a lot of irregularities and misbehaviour in exploiting the natural resources that may cause environment devastation and natural disaster. It implicitly reveal that the power of languages in a poem enable to develop sympathy and empathy of human beings to actively get involved in natural conservation