SOUND DEVICES OF CHARLES DICKENS’ POEMS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POETRY TEACHING

Abstract

This final project presents an analysis of sound devices found in Charles Dickens’ poems. The main objective of this final project is 1.) to identify the sound devices found in Charles Dickens’ poetry, 2.) to find out the messages expressed in Charles Dickens’ poetry, and 3.) to identify the contribution of the research to poetry teaching. The researcher conducts qualitative research that uses poems as the data. The result of this final project show (1) there are many types of sound devices used in Charles Dickens’ poems. Three poems by Charles Dickens that are analyzed, present 4 types of sound devices, those are rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and consonance. (2) the messages expressed in Charles Dickens’poems. The researcher has analyzed three poems by Charles Dickens, there are A Child’s Hymn, These Thing Never Die, and The Song Of The Wreck. In A Child’s Hymn have two messages, there are; be grateful for today and hope the good things for tomorrow and God will forgive someone who wants to apologize for the bad thing that he was doing in the past. These Thing Never Die have two messages, there are; always doing a good thing to people who loved and If we are doing the good things, we always remembered by others. The Song Of The Wreck have two messages, there are; be a good person for everyone and People never know when he/she dies. (3) the contribution of using the poems to poetry teaching is that teacher/lecturer can use those poems as creative media for poetry learning especially sound devices with the purpose to increase student’s interest in learning poetry.