An Analisis of Deixis In the Poems of Philip Levine

ABSTRACT

Hermanto, 09.05.111.000.76. An Analysis of Deixis in poems of Philip Levine.
Thesis. English Study Program of the Faculty of Social and Cultural
Sciences, University of Trunojoyo Madura. Advisor: Iqbal Nurul
Azhar, S.S., M.Hum.

This study concerns types of deixis theory by George Yule. It is intended
to answer statements of the research problems: What are types of deixis found in
Philip Levine poems? And what are the impacts of the dominant deixis
appearance in Levine’s poems towards the beauty of the peoms?. This study aims
to explain types of deixis used in Philip Levine poems and to explain of the
impact of the dominant deixis appearance in Levine’s poems towards the beauty
of the poems.
This study uses uses types of deixis theory. Moreovore, this study is
conducted using descriptive qualitative design. The data of this study is the word,
phrases, clauses and sentence used in Philip Levine poems. The data of this study
are collected by using content analysis method.

This analyze found all types of deixis in
Philip Levine’s poems. This study
found person deixis, spatial deixis and temporal deixis. This study also found that
a dominant deixis in Philip Levine poems is person deixis with 92 data, continued
by temporal deixis with 11 data, and the last is spatial deixis with 3 data.
The impact of three Levine’s poems can be felt by the author itself. The
first poem “You Can Have It” This poem indicates that Lavine tries to share his
concerns or even his admiration and sadness (about someone especially his
brother because Levine loses beloved brother. The second poem "I sing the body
electric" was written in a memoriam of someone who used influenced Lavine’ life
named Wallace Stevens. Philip Levine wants Wallace Stevens not been forgotten
by everybody, because Wallace Stevens as the father of literature influences him
so much. The last poem “The Red Shirt” is about an arrogant ignorant someone
who works hard every day until he forgets that he has a parent who always
supports his works. Until the day when his parent passes away, he becomes very
regretful. He is very rich but loneliness kills him slowly. Egocentrism covered by
the tenderness of Lavine towards the people he knows well seems to be the
characteristics of the three poems analyzed in this study.

Key word: Type of deixis, Deixis theory, Philip Levine poems.