<![CDATA[The aim of this research is to further explore how the themes of divinity, life and even death are presented in contemporary poetry. The main focus is on the analysis of the inner structure, language style, and symbolism used by poets to express the concepts of divinity, death, and life experiences. In particular, this journal will discuss how poetry with themes of divinity, death and life values can be a reflection of individual spiritual struggles, as well as a medium for conveying moral messages that are relevant to the challenges of the times. With a qualitative approach and a semiotic approach, it is hoped that this research can provide a new contribution in understanding the dynamics of religious poetry and its relevance in the context of modern life. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method with a semiotic approach according to the views of Charles Sanders Peirce, an American philosopher, namely analyzing poetic texts based on the ideas and signs or symbols contained in the poetic texts to be studied. This research uses the object of study, namely, the poem "God, I Love You" by W.S. Rendra, and "Tales of Cats" by Sapardi Djoko Damono as secondary data sources. In analyzing the data, researchers compared the meaning contained in the poem "God, I Love You" by W.S. Rendra, and "Fable Tales of Cats" by Sapardi Djoko Damono and examines the meaning of divinity and death contained in the poem. The techniques used in this research are reading, note-taking and content analysis techniques. After researching and analyzing, the researchers obtained the results from this research, that there are similar themes and meanings in the two poems, namely discussing divinity, death, and how humans should use their time in this mortal world.]]>
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