Abstract
The beauty of a poem depends on the poet’s selection of diction to express his heart’s content. Diction is a careful assortment of the beautiful and concise words to express various matters by the poet’s mixture. The collection of words in poems is based on the relations to its meaning, sound harmony, and word sequences in a specific language manner that are crafted. The selection of diction is heavily correlated to the figurative language; an analogical language that is portrayed by the poet to beautify, heighten a certain effect and give rise to a particular connotation in his poems. A careful choice of diction by emphasizing on the use of figurative or metaphorical language will make a poem delightful, and it also endows it multiple layers of meaning. Selection of words and figurative language will be used as an approach to scrutinize the works of two famous writers from Malaysia and Singapore; who are A. Samad Said and Masuri SN. A comparative research on their poems has been carried out to see the strength and weaknesses of diction selection and the use of figurative language in their poems. Keywords: diction, figurative, effect, connotation, beauty
Highlights
Before the discussion of the figurative language in the selected poems by Masuri SN and A
He received his early education until Darjah 4 (Standard 4) in Sekolah Melayu Teluk Kurau, and later he had an opportunity to further his study at Maktab Penguruan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia in 1933
He was one of the persons who initiated Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (ASAS 50); a body of writers who was set up in Singapore on the 6th of August 1950 to fight for the Malay language and literature
Summary
Before the discussion of the figurative language in the selected poems by Masuri SN and A. During 1991-1992, Masuri was invited as a Penulis Tamu (Guest Writer) at Lembaga Penelitian Melayu National University of Singapore (NUS) He was one of the persons who initiated Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (ASAS 50); a body of writers who was set up in Singapore on the 6th of August 1950 to fight for the Malay language and literature. The distinguishing point is about their jobs as Masuri was a teacher, and Samad used to be a journalist This matter will be looked upon to debate and evaluate the figurative diction of both personalities because the ones’ occupation or experiences may shape certain meanings that they hope to portray and share with the readers. To discuss on this matter, several poems of both poets written after 1965 are chosen to be studied and discussed
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
