O, Apostrophe!: The apostrophe as sign in Merlie Alunan's Amina among the angels
Date of Publication
2008
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Subject Categories
Comparative Literature
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Thesis Adviser
Shirley O. Lua
Defense Panel Member
Ronald Baytan
Dinah Sianturi Roma
Anne Frances N. Sangil
Abstract/Summary
This study examines the functions of the apostrophe in selected poems from Merlie Alunan's Amina Among the Angels. Although it is an understudied trope, the apostrophe remains a vital part of poetics as it contributes to the process of interpretation in poems. Using the theory of Structuralist literary critic Jonathan Culler, this study explores how the apostrophe intensifies emotion, asserts the poetic voice, develops an I-Thou relationship between the addressee, and depicts the special temporality of writing. It also studies the relationship between the apostrophe and the element of tone. In analyzing the poetic diction, images, and structure of Alunan's poems, this study finds that the apostrophe serves as a way to enhance and explore her poetry's themes of loss, memory, and life and death. It also works to explicate the character of the persona and his or her relationship with the addressee, and contributes to the development and setting of tone.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU15441
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
[1], 70 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Apostrophe (Rhetorics); Poetics
Recommended Citation
Marquez, M. Z. (2008). O, Apostrophe!: The apostrophe as sign in Merlie Alunan's Amina among the angels. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2273