Abstract
Many scholars consider Kwang-Chung Yu (1928–2017) a prominent practitioner of free verse. The poetic quality of his work shows considerable ingenuity, and a key feature is his use of personification to create a humorous style. Collection of Humorous Free Verses by Kwang-Chung Yu contains the most representative examples of his work. As there are no existing studies on how Yu’s personification technique could be used for language education, the present study takes a qualitative approach to explore this topic. Of the verses featured in the collection, 88% of them use personification, and 102 personified themes were found overall. The discussion consists of four parts that serve as references for language education: (1) an analysis of examples representing the six categories of personified themes, (2) eight major reflection shortcuts for personification; (3) the association and application of eight types of situations for personification; and (4) a review of an online questionnaire and its positive results. The concluding section summarises Yu’s use of personification and presents a comprehensive model of personification for language education based on a pragmatic analysis. This model is a study of a master poet and is sure to be of interest to anyone who wants to know how personification techniques are crafted.
Highlights
In recent years, academic research in several countries has been aimed at promoting the applicability and popularisation of specialised knowledge
The researcher hopes readers will come to understand the poet’s personification technique through the lens of language education and that the results will serve as a reference point for readers who want to improve their literary and creative skills
Personification is a sustainable topic for modern language education
Summary
Academic research in several countries has been aimed at promoting the applicability and popularisation of specialised knowledge. If research results are presented in a confusing, mystifying way that does not highlight the benefits of practical application, the findings have little value regardless of how robust the research methods were. This study keeps both practicality and applicability at the forefront by analysing the linguistic structure behind one poet’s use of personification. The researcher hopes readers will come to understand the poet’s personification technique through the lens of language education and that the results will serve as a reference point for readers who want to improve their literary and creative skills. This objective will be accomplished by first completing an in-depth analysis of Kwang-Chung Yu’s personification technique in a collection of his free verse [1] and discussing how Yu’s approaches can be practically applied in any writing featuring personification
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