ANALYSIS OF POETRY

1. Rhythm
The poetry has slow rhythm.
It tells about people who know about definition of the poetry. No one knows the definition of it.
Subject of the poetry is poetry itself.

2. Sound
a. Rhyme
It has no same words in the end of the sentence but it has same pronunciation.
Poetry
What is poetry? Who knows?
Not a rose, but the scent of a rose;
Not the sky, but the light in the sky;
WORDS

Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly;

Not the sea, but the sound of the sea;
Not myself, but what makes me
See, hear, and feel something that prose
Cannot: and what it is, who knows?
Different words are knows, rose, sky, fly, sea, me, prose, knows.

It has AABBCCAA rhyming pattern.

Poetry
RHYMING PATTERN

What is poetry? Who knows? A = knows

Not a rose, but the scent of a rose; A = rose
Not the sky, but the light in the sky; B = sky
Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly; B = fly
Not the sea, but the sound of the sea; C = sea
Not myself, but what makes me C = me
See, hear, and feel something that prose A = prose
Cannot: and what it is, who knows? A = knows

It means that line 1, 2, 7, and 8 have same rhyme. Line 3 and 4 have same rhyme.
Also line 5 and 6 have same rime.
 b. Repetition
The poetry repeats some words to strengthen the feelings and ideas.
Poetry
What is poetry? Who knows?
Not a rose, but the scent of a rose;
Not the sky, but the light in the sky;
Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly;
Not the sea, but the sound of the sea;
Not myself, but what makes me
See, hear, and feel something that prose
Cannot: and what it is, who knows?
The words are repeated by the poet are who knows, not, the, but, rose, sky, fly, and sea.
c. Alliteration
The poetry has no alliteration.
d. Onomatopoeia
The poetry has no onomatopoeia.

3. Imagery
Poetry Words Meaning Imagery

What is poetry? Who knows? - - Hear

Rose Flower with pink color Sight
Not a rose, but the scent of a rose;
Scent Pleasant smell Smell
Sky Where we see the cloud Sight
Not the sky, but the light in the sky; Light Energy from a lamp Sight
Fly Insect with two wings Sight
Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly; Gleam Look very clean Sight
Sea Salt water Sight
Not the sea, but the sound of the sea; Sound Something you can hear Hear
Not myself, but what makes me - - -
See Use the power of sight Sight
See, hear, and feel something that prose Hear Be aware of sound with ear Hear
Feel Something felt of the senses Touch
Cannot: and what it is, who knows? - - Hear
4. Form
The form of the poetry can be called octave or octet because it has 8 lines to express
the ideas or feelings.

Poetry
What is poetry? Who knows? 1
Not a rose, but the scent of a rose; 2
Not the sky, but the light in the sky; 3
Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly; 4
Not the sea, but the sound of the sea; 5
Not myself, but what makes me 6
See, hear, and feel something that prose 7
Cannot: and what it is, who knows? 8

By Eleanor Farjeon

5. Denotative meaning

Original poetry Denotative meaning

Poetry Poetry
Do you know what is meaning of poetry? Poetry is
What is poetry? Who knows?
collection of poem in general.
It is not a pink color flower with a sweet smell, but
the pleasant smell left behind by a person or
Not a rose, but the scent of a rose;
animal and that other animals can follow from the
pink color flower with a sweet smell.
It is not the space above the earth where we can
see the clouds, the sun, and the moon, but the
Not the sky, but the light in the sky;
energy of the sun or the lamp that makes it
possible to see things in the space above the earth.
Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly; It is not
Not the sea, but the sound of the sea;
Not myself, but what makes me
See, hear, and feel something that prose
Cannot: and what it is, who knows?