analysis poetry

RIKA PURNAMA SARI

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TRUE FRIENDSHIP by ANONYMOUS

The hands of fate have twisted again

Altered the love i was to send

She saw me with the different eyes

She waved as she left a tearful goodbye

My feelings for her will go forever unseen

To be hidden away like a forgotten dream

She’ll never know as i could my eyes

I vow forever to keep this disguise

I can never open my heart she can never see

Exactly what she means to me

I smile and wave as rain falls from above

Now i know the meaning of unconditional love

End here

this poetry belongs to lyric poetry because this poetry tells us about feeling of the poet. Her feeling can be seen in almost of the lines of her poetry. This secend lines she mentions the words “ I “. It means she explain about her feeling. Another word that supports the poetry as lyric poetry is the word “ me “. This word can be seen in line 3. Another word that supports the poetry as lyric poetry is the word “ my “. This word can be seen in line 5. Base on the argumentation above, i can conclude that this poetry belong to lyric poetry.

The first line of the poetry has a figure of speech. The figure of speech that the poet used is personification. “ the hands of fate twisted again” it is inanimate object is endowed with human abilities. I think fate can’t twisted because it haven’t hands. Maybe, the meaning of that sentense is the fate come with her. And it is a bad fate.

The fourth line of the poetry has a figure of speech. The figure of speech that the poet used is simile. “she waved as she left a tearful goodbye” because the poet used comparison sentence by using “as” word.

The sixth line of the poetry has a figure of speech. The figure of speech that the poet used is simile. Because the poet used comparison sentence by using “like” word. In that sentence, the poet think that her feeling can be hidden like forgotten dream. And a forgotten dream is the symbol of sadness. Because, he can’t deliver her felling.

The eleventh line of poetry has a figure of speech. The figure of speech that the poet used is simile. Because the poet used comparison sentence by using “as” word. In that sentence, the poet think her smile and her wave same like a rain fall from above.