Abstract
This study which is a semiotic analysis of the poems of Joyce Kilmer had discovered through the use of Barth’s Denotation-Connotation Theory the use of both literal and non-literal meanings of some important recurring words in Kilmer’s poems. The recurring words serving as leitmotifs were therefore subjected to semiotic analysis and interpretation. The study did explore, therefore, the signs (visual images in the poems) by giving the signifier and the signified of some word/s as signs. With the Denotation-Connotation of the word, it even led the researcher to a new level of signified – something higher in meaning than the two, connotative still. Moreover, the use of semiotic analysis of the poems even became a tool to= experience side benefits of the study – that is, giving a researcher a cue that Joyce Kilmer's poems revolved around nature, God as thematic content with emotion overflowing in the literary opuses. Thus, with the side benefits, the researcher was even led further to realize that the poet (Joyce Kilmer) belonged to the Romantic Era of the literary movement.
Highlights
This study which is a semiotic analysis of the poems of Joyce Kilmer had discovered through the use of Barth’s Denotation-Connotation Theory the use of both literal and non-literal meanings of some important recurring words in Kilmer’s poems
This study had to utilize the analytical-interpretive design to bring about the desired outcome of this study with the leading use of semiotic analysis inspired by Barthe's Theory of Denotation and Connotation
In the table, we can see that the lantern is the sign in which by semiotic analysis is both a signifier and signified
Summary
This study which is a semiotic analysis of the poems of Joyce Kilmer had discovered through the use of Barth’s Denotation-Connotation Theory the use of both literal and non-literal meanings of some important recurring words in Kilmer’s poems. The use of semiotic analysis of the poems even became a tool to= experience side benefits of the study – that is, giving a researcher a cue that Joyce Kilmer's poems revolved around nature, God as thematic content with emotion overflowing in the literary opuses. Introduction The realm of semiotics has its place in spoken and written communications as it assigns meanings to signs that can be words, images, sounds, gestures, and objects In this respect, literature as a form of written text is one object of semiotic study as it conveys lots of symbols, images, and even figures of speech that have meaning in themselves. One of the literary genres that have inspired semioticians is poetry This is so since poetry, though condensed speaks, a lot; the presence of images (which often are figurative, are symbols) with indirect, intricate meaning cannot be distanced from semiotic analysis and interpretation. Kilmer though had not much gained prominence in his lifetime, yet, left a certain legacy in the vast field of literature through his poetry much more, through his worldcelebrated fait accompli -- his poem “Trees.”
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