Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Analysis of Intrinsic Elements: Figurative Language (Metaphor and Simile) and Rhyme in "There Is a Garden in Her Face" by Thomas Campion
ABSTRACT
This paper entitled “Analysis of Intrinsic Elements: Figurative Language (Metaphor and Simile) and Rhyme in There Is a Garden in Her Face by Thomas Campion”. The aims are to analyze figurative language elements which are metaphor and simile, and also to analyze rhyme in the poem “There Is a Garden in Her Face” by Thomas Campion. The writer uses theories of intrinsic elements. Besides, the writer uses close reading, library research and internet searching as the method of this paper. As the result the reader would understand that this poem contains figurative language completed by interesting rhyme. In conclusion, the poem describes about beauty of a girl as a garden with so many fruits.
1. INTRODUCTION
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history”
– Leonardo da Vinci –
A Poetry Anthology book edited by Marlies K. Danziger and Wendell Stacy Johnson (1968:13) explains that even though there are several ways of thinking about poetry, a poem is one thing: it is nothing more than it words. This is to say again that the total “feeling” of a poem is communicated by its highly structured language. We cannot understand or judge the meaning apart from the form. We cannot define it in one sentence exactly, but we can understand the poetry by reading and analyzing it. The meaning of analyzing poetry is the process of investigating a poem's form, content, structural semiotics and history in an informed way, with the purpose of heightening one's own and others' understanding and appreciation of the work.
In this paper, the writer would analyze the meaning of “There Is a Garden in Her Face” by Thomas Campion by using intrinsic elements, which are metaphor, simile, and rhyme. This poetry is beautiful and interesting. “There Is a Garden in Her Face” compares a garden with a beautiful woman.
The methodologies on this paper are:
1. To understand the using of metaphor in the poem.
2. To understand the using of simile in the poem.
3. To understand the using of rhyme in the poem.
4. To appreciate a work of literature.
The Scope of the study is to analyze the intrinsic elements which are metaphor, simile, and rhyme in a poem “There Is a Garden in Her Face” by Thomas Campion.
2. THEORY
The Bedford INTRODUCTION to Literature Second Edition by Michael Meyer (1990:561) tells that Figurative Language is broadly defined as a way of saying one thing in terms of something else. Figurative language makes its way into our everyday speech and writing as well as into literature because it is a means of achieving color, vividness, and intensity.
A metaphor is an intrinsic element of poetry which makes a comparison between two unlike things that are so implicitly described without words such as, like, or as. It also asserts the identity of dissimilar thing. Metaphor transforms objects, places, people, and ideas into whatever the author of poem imagines them to be. (1990:563)
A simile compares things that are ordinarily considered unlike each other. It makes an explicit comparison between two things by using words such as like, as, than, appears, or seems. The force of the simile is created by the differences between the two things compared. (1990:563)
Rhyme is a way of creating sound patterns. Rhyme consists of two or more words or phrases that repeat the same sounds. In addition, words may look alike but not rhyme at all. In eye rhyme the spellings are similar but the pronunciations are not, as with bough and cough, or brow and blow (1990:609).
3. THE POET, THE POEM, AND THE PARAPHRASE
3.1 The Poet
Thomas Campion was born on February 12th, 1567. He was the second child of John and Lucy Campion. His sister’s name is Rose. Thomas Campion and his sister had a difficult life. Thomas Campion was a law student, a physician, a composer, and a poet. His first poetic attempts were in Latin. One of his works was Observation in the Art of English Poesy. But his greatest achievement as a lyric poet, and he is one of the very best in the language, was being both poet and composer. He was apparently unmarried and had no children. Thomas Campion is thought to have lived in London, practicing as a physician, until he died in March 1620, possibly of the plague. He was implicated in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, but was eventually exonerated, as it was found that he had unwittingly delivered the bribe that had procured Overbury's death.
3.2 The Poem
There Is a Garden in Her Face (1672)
By Thomas Campion
There is a garden in her face,
Where roses and white lilies grow,
A heavenly paradise is that place,
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow.
There cherries grow, which none may buy
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry.
Those cherries fairly do enclose
Of orient pearl a double row;
Which when her lovely laughter shows,
They look like rose-buds filled with snow.
Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy,
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry.
Her eyes like angels watch them still;
Her brows like bended bows do stand,
Threatening with piercing frowns to kill
All that attempt with eye or hand
Those sacred cherries to come nigh,
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry.
(Abrams, 1962:566)
3.3 The Paraphrase
“There Is a Garden in Her Face” by Thomas Campion tells about the beauty of a woman which it is similar to a beautiful garden. A garden is colorful and beautiful. “There Is a Garden in Her Face” compares a garden with a beautiful woman.
4. DISCUSSION
4.1 Figurative Language
4.1.1 Metaphor
4.1.1 Metaphor
There is a garden in her face, (1st Stanza, line 1)
Thomas Campion uses a metaphor ‘There is a garden’ to compare the face of a young woman with a garden. The garden is full of flowers and fruits. The garden is also colorful. It makes a garden looks beautiful and calm. Campion states that her face has a garden. Therefore, her face is beautiful and interesting like as a garden.
Where roses and white lilies grow, (1st Stanza, line 2)
Thomas Campion uses a metaphor ‘roses’ to compare with her red cheeks. The red roses are interesting because of its color. A young woman has soft white skin compared to a metaphor ‘white lilies’ which is soft and clean. The roses and white lilies grow at the garden. The young woman has beautiful face with red cheeks and soft white skin.
A heavenly paradise is that place, (1st Stanza, line 3)
Thomas Campion uses a metaphor ‘A heavenly paradise’ to compare with that place. That place is a garden. It means that her face is similar to a heavenly paradise, where we can get everything we want. It gives all beauty things.
There cherries grow, which none may buy (1st Stanza, line 5)
Thomas Campion uses a metaphor ‘cherries’ to compare with the lip of the young woman. The cherries are red which they describe the red lip of a young woman. The cherries are sweet, so do the lips. The brave red is interesting.
Of orient pearl a double row; (2nd Stanza, line 2)
Thomas Campion uses a metaphor ‘orient pearl’ to compare with teeth of the young woman. The pearls are white which they describe her white teeth. The pearls form two neat rows, so do the teeth. White teeth are interesting.
Those sacred cherries to come nigh, (3rd Stanza, line 5)
Thomas Campion uses ‘sacred cherries’ to compare with the lip of the young woman. The lip is sacred. Nobody has touched it.
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry. (Line 6 in all stanzas)
Thomas Campion uses “Cherry ripe” to compare with a young woman when she is ready. Cherry could mean herself. It can describe her lip.
4.1.2 Simile
They look like rose-buds filled with snow. (2nd Stanza, line 4)
Thomas Campion uses a simile ‘rose-buds’ to represent the red cherries. The red cherries themselves mean the lip of a young woman. That lip is red and small. It is very interesting because of its color. Thomas also mentioned ‘filled with snow’ to represent the teeth of a young woman. Both her lip and her teeth are contrasted. It results her lip seems redder and the teeth seem whiter.
Her eyes like angels watch them still; (3rd Stanza, line 1)
Thomas Campion uses a simile ‘angels’ to represent the eyes of the young woman. Angels could mean as someone who is very good, helpful, and kind. It also could mean as a powerful and beautiful person.
Her brows like bended bows do stand, (3rd Stanza, line 2)
Thomas Campion uses a simile ‘bended bows’ to represent the brows of a young woman. The bended bows mean that her brows are stiff. It happens when she is watching seriously.
4.2 Rhyme
Thomas Campion was the composer. It caused him arranging his creation, including his poetry, to have rhyme. He made “There Is a Garden in Her Face” with rhyme too. The rhyme schemes on first stanza are ABABCC. It can be seen:
There is a garden in her face, (A)
Where roses and white lilies grow, (B)
A heavenly paradise is that place, (A)
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow. (B)
There cherries grow, which none may buy (C)
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry. (C)
Similar with the first stanza, the second stanza also has rhyme. The rhyme schemes on second stanza are DEDEFF too. It can be seen:
Those cherries fairly do enclose (D)
Of orient pearl a double row; (E)
Which when her lovely laughter shows, (D)
They look like rose-buds filled with snow. (E)
Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy, (F)
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry. (F)
Likewise in the last stanza, it has rhyme. The rhyme schemes on third stanza are GHGHII. It can be seen:
Her eyes like angels watch them still; (G)
Her brows like bended bows do stand, (H)
Threatening with piercing frowns to kill (G)
All that attempt with eye or hand (H)
Those sacred cherries to come nigh, (I)
Till "Cherry ripe!" themselves do cry. (I)
5. CONCLUSION
Thomas Campion in his poem “There Is a Garden in Her Face” describes a beautiful woman with red cheeks, red lip, white skin, white teeth, and others, by using figurative language such as metaphor and simile. He compares the woman’s face with a beautiful garden. He also uses rhyme in every end line. It makes the readers could enjoy the poem.
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(Accessed on May 30th, 2017)
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