EDULITE: Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture
Vol 3, No 2 (2018): August 2018

First love simplicity: A systemic-functional perspective study of Karina Del Campo’s Do You Remember Our Love?

Sugeng Purwanto (Universitas Stikubank (UNISBANK) Semarang)
Idha Nurhamidah (Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Sep 2018

Abstract

The current study aims at exploring the intended meaning and structure of a poem entitled ‘Do You Remember Our Love?’ written by a poet, © Karina Del Campo (2009) in both interpretational and systemic functional perspectives. In the former, the poem was examined interpretatively in order to find out the possible stance of the poet; meanwhile the later was an analytical representation of systemic functional grammar in the framework of construing the three domains of meanings: ideational, interpersonal and textual in order to arrive at the field, the tenor and the mode of the discourse.  It turns out that the poem is  a reflection of a woman’s feeling (the poet’s) toward her ex-boyfriend—finely described in a repeated style of the major clause, supported and elaborated in several minor clauses. The poet tries very hard to ignite her ex-boyfriend’s love memories with her and to possibly invite him to reunite even though it seems to be a mission impossible. The poem has both social and psychological impacts on the poet herself and the readers in a wider scope.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edulite

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Subject

Education

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EduLite Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture is a blind peer review international journal which publishes manuscripts within the fields of teaching English as a first, second or foreign language, English language teaching and learning, English language teachers' training and ...