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Investigating cohesive devices in Ted Hughes’ poem “Wodwo.
1. Investigating cohesive devices in Ted Hughes’ poem “Wodwo.”
by 8th Semester Students of University of Okara
Muhammad Amir 5175 Atiq Ur Rehman 5112 Shan Shehzad 5142 Muhammad
Asim Munir 5140 Ansar Raza 5127
Department of English
Abstract
This study performs a discourse analysis of the grammatical and lexical cohesive devices in Ted
Hughes’ poem “Wodwo.” Cohesion refers to the linguistic links connecting the parts of a text,
creating meaningful semantic relationships. This analysis aims to identify and examine the specific
types of cohesion in “Wodwo,” including reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, repetition,
and lexical chains. A close analysis of these patterns can provide insight into Hughes’ poetic craft
and how cohesion operates stylistically and rhetorically throughout the text. “Wodwo” exhibits a
high degree of lexical repetition, pronominal reference, and syntactic parallelism. However, the
cohesion notably decreases in the second half, mirroring the speaker ’ s own self-doubt and
fragmented consciousness. The discontinuity in cohesive devices aligns with the poem ’ s
conceptual tension between unity and division. This study takes a systematic approach to analyzing
cohesion in “Wodwo,” providing a model for similar linguistic analysis of literary texts. It also
expands on previous interpretations of “ Wodwo ” by directly examining its construction and
semantic connections at the grammatical and lexical level. The findings will enhance understanding
of Hughes’ poetic style and offer a new methodology for studying cohesion in modernist poetry.
Keywords :Cohesion, Grammatical, Lexical ,Wodwo, Poetry
INTRODUCTION
This study discusses the cohesion in poem. Poem is one of the written text types. Like other text
types, poem is also meant to convey meaning by a poet. A poem is characterized by a specific
way of writing. Lines, stanzas and sub-stanzas characterize the specificity of poem. Stanza or
stanzas that are equal to sentences constitute poem as a text. They are bound together to create
the whole meaning of a poem. To understand poem one should know the application of
2. cohesive devises in creating the cohesive text. One should also know how they work in poem. I
believe that understanding cohesive devises is not the only one factor in the ability to
understand poem but it is one of the factors that plays an important role to uncover meaning
within a poem. One of the elements forming discourse is cohesion. Cohesion is a form
relationship that binds the linguistic elements to a discourse. This statement is in line with the
statement of Nunan(1993: 21) which states that cohesion shows the fabric of utterances in
sentence form so that there is unity and attachment in it. This means that the relationship of
meaning, both lexical meaning and grammatical meaning, needs to be realized in an integrated
manner in the unity that forms the text. According to Halliday and Hasan (1976), cohesive
relationships within and among sentences determine whether a set of sentences forms a text or
not. A text is a text if it has texture, and texture is obtained through cohesive relations. If the
interpretation of an element in the text depends on that of another, there are cohesive
relationships in that text. An element presupposes another element, and presupposing and
presupposed elements combine within the text to provide cohesion. By doing so, sentences
constitute a text and differ from a list of unrelated sentences. Similarly, McCarthy (1994) states
cohesive ties create bonds between sentence boundaries and pair and combine items that are
related. The readers, therefore, must interpret the existing ties in order to understand them. In
this study, cohesion will be studied in detail with reference to the cohesive analysis model put
forward by Halliday and Hasan (1976), and this model will be taken as the basis upon which an
analysis of the poem, "Woodwo" by T.D Huges, will be undertaken.
Statement of the problem
Linguists view that linguistic studies of literary discourse attempt to solve problems that encounter
learners in understanding literary texts. Learners of literature may find vagueness of interpretation
of literary work presented by literary critics.
This study attempts to inspect the ability of linguistic models in interpreting and analyzing
literature. Cohesive devices are considered as one example of linguistic elements which help to
account for ideas and visions that are embodied by different writers in literary works. These
cohesive devices function in different aspects to voice the intended meanings in a text such as
expressing oneself, comparison, addition and contrasting. So, this research attempts to investigate
cohesive devices in Wordsworth poems. The study will apply the model developed by Halliday and
Hasan (1976), in the analysis of the selected poems, used as data for this study.
Aims of the Study
This study aims to achieve the following objectives:
1. To understand the role of stylistics analysis in shaping the meanings of literary texts.
2. To explain how cohesion can contribute to interpreting and understanding poetry.
3. To realize the role of cohesive devices in shaping and understanding the ideas conveyed by
authors of literary discourse
Significance of the study
This research attempts, first, to contribute to an understanding of how linguistic and stylistic
analysis of a text can be used, extensively, to clarify features and meanings in texts, in general, and
3. in literary texts, in particular. Secondly, this research attempts to serve as a model to investigate
linguistic patterns in various types of discourse. Furthermore, it is likely to motivate future
researchers to undertake studies in other linguistic domains of literary texts. In addition, the study
would probably be of great beneficial to learners and teachers who are interested in literary texts,
generally, and poetry, particularly. It may, also, help learners attain better understanding and
knowledge of cohesive devices used in literary texts.
Research questions
The present study attempts to answer the following questions:
1What types of cohesive devices are used in Wodwo poem by T.D Huges?
2. Are there any variations in the density of using cohesive devices in the selected poem?
3. How do cohesive devices contribute to creating and understanding meanings in the selected
poem “Wodwo” ?
LITERATURE GAPS
One of the main gaps of the current study which needs to be fullfilled but the upcoming
researchers is finding out more linguistic features. Further research could explore the
different ways that the poem has been interpreted, and the extent to which these
interpretations are supported by the text itself. The poem "Wodwo" by T.D. Hughes is a complex
and enigmatic work that has captivated readers for decades. Despite its popularity, there are
still some research gaps in understanding the poem linguistically. Most existing analysis of
"Wodwo" has focused on its themes, imagery, and relation to mythology/folklore. There is room for
more formal linguistic analysis of its cohesive devices.
- Previous studies have looked at cohesion in Hughes' animal poetry more broadly, but not
performed a dedicated cohesion analysis of "Wodwo" specifically. Your study could provide novel
insight by focusing just on this poem.
- You could compare and contrast the cohesive patterns in "Wodwo" to Hughes' other poems to see
if there are distinct features.
- Examine how grammatical and lexical cohesion evolves throughout the poem - does Hughes
maintain, increase, or decrease cohesion between specific stanzas?
- Relate patterns of cohesion to the poem's content and changing tone. Does the language parallel
the transition from certainty to doubt?
- Most cohesion research focuses on pronouns, conjunctions and repetition. You could expand the
scope by looking at additional devices like synonyms, antonyms, metonyms.
- Apply an additional theoretical lens like Halliday's systemic functional linguistics to further
interpret the cohesion findings.
Theoretical framework and literature review
Stylistics
4. Stylistics analyzes texts linguistically by emphasizing the salient linguistic patterns characterizing
them. Scholars argue about stylistics in different ways. Widdowson (1989), states that stylistics is
the study of literary discourse from a linguistic orientation. Leech and Short (1981) define stylistics
as the study of style. In other words, literary stylistics should explain the relation between style and
literary function. They also, add that the main aim of stylistics is to explore the meanings and to
understand the linguistic features of the text. Carter (1997), argues that stylistic is a link discipline
between linguistic and literature. According to these definitions, it is obvious that stylistics is
concerned with describing and analyzing different linguistic patterns and features of discourse. The
above discussion highlights the role of stylistics in understanding texts; functioning as a bridge
between literature and language.
Levels of Stylistics Analysis
Stylistics analysis includes the following levels:
Lexical Level
This level is concerned with the use of vocabulary in language. It studies the function of direct and
figurative meanings, and the way in which the contextual meaning of a word is realized in the text.
It looks at the choice of specific lexical items in a text, their distribution in relation to one another,
and their meanings.
Syntactic Level
Syntactic analysis investigates the sentence construction. It displays how words combine together
to make phrases and sentences.
Graphological Level
This level deals with writing mechanics such as full stop, quotation marks, hyphen, comma,
semicolon, colon, capitalization and question mark. It also, includes spacing, bold prints, small
prints and italics.
Morphological Level
Morphological analysis can be applied by highlighting the violation of the usual combination of
morphemes within a word; such as the plural of uncountable nouns like milks and waters.
Phonological Level
This level concerns with the sound patterns, rhyming scheme, alliteration, consonance, assonance
and vocalizing of words.
Pragmatical Level
Pragmatics studies the ways in which context contributes to meanings. It works at the level of
meanings and how audience understands texts.
Cohesive devices
5. According to Connor (1984), cohesive devices signal relations among sentences and parts of a text.
A unified text, based on this definition, is established through the use of cohesive devices which
link the parts of the text together and enable the reader or the listener to comprehend its meanings.
Halliday and Hasan (1976), say that cohesive devices are the elements which achieve the essential
semantic relations of any passage of speech or writing to function as a text. Thus, the interpretation
of any item is dependent on the reference to another. If cohesive devices are removed from a text,
the text may confuse the reader and hinders his understanding of its meanings. Therefore, cohesive
devices play a semantic role in the creation of a unified meaningful text.
Types of cohesive devices
Halliday and Hasan (1976), presented a taxonomy of cohesive devices including five types. These
devices are explained in the following section.
Reference
Reference cohesive devices are the words which can be interpreted and understood by referring to
other expression or words in a text or outside the text. When the interpretation of the reference lies
outside the text, in the context of situation, the relation between the reference and the information
outside the text is called exphora. Whereas, the relation is said to be endophora when the reference
refers to something else within the text and is regarded as contextual relation.
Types of Reference
Halliday and Hasan (1976), classify reference cohesive devices into three types: personal,
demonstrative and comparative. Personal reference is the reference function in speech or writing
situation, through the category of person. Demonstrative reference is used to point to a location.
Comparative reference is indirect reference by which an item is compared with an item or similar to
an item within the text or outside the text.
Personal
Reference pronouns are: I, you, we, he, she, they, it and one, grammatically, function as subject
pronouns. The reference pronouns 'you', 'it' and 'one' function, both, as subjects and objects in a
sentence. Me, us, him, her and them are used as object pronouns. My, your, our, his, her, their, its,
one's are used as adjective determiners. Mine, yours, ours, his, hers, theirs, it's are categorized as
possessive determiners.
Demonstrative
Demonstrative reference include: this, these that and those, here, now, there and then..
Comparative
The comparative reference consists of: same, identical, equal, similar and additional. Identically,
similarly, likewise, so and such are adverbs. Other comparatives which are classified as adjectives
are: other, different and else. They express difference. Differently and otherwise also express
difference but their word class is adverb. The final division of comparative is: better, more, etc.
They are used as comparative adjectives. Moreover, more, less and equally are adverbs.
6. Substitution
Substitution is the replacement of one item by another. It is necessary to distinguish between
substitution and reference. Substitution is a relation between linguistic items; such as words or
phrases; whereas reference is a relation between meanings.
Types of substitution
In English the substitute may function as a noun, a verb, or a clause. So, substitution has three types:
nominal, verbal and clausal.
Nominal substitution
The substitute one / ones always functions as head of a nominal group, and can substitute only an
item which is itself the head of a nominal group. The noun, which is substituted, is a count noun. In
the nominal group, one substitutes a thing which is typically a person, creature, object, institution
or abstraction of some kind.
Verbal substitution
The verbal substitute in English is do. It operates as head of a verbal group in the place that is
occupied by the lexical verb; and its position is always final in the group. In the verbal group, the
substitution form do (with its morphological forms does, did, done, doing) expresses a thing which
is typically can be an action, event, or relation.
Clausal substitution
In clausal substitution, what is presupposed is not an element within the clause but an entire clause.
The words used as substitutes are so and not.
Ellipsis
Ellipses are very similar to substitution. Substitution is the replacement of one item by another.
While ellipsis is the omission of an item. It can be expressed as substitution by zero.
In ellipsis, there is something left unsaid. What is left unsaid, of course, is understood by the reader.
Ellipsis devices are classified into nominal, verbal and clausal as explained in the following:
Nominal ellipsis
Nominal ellipsis means ellipsis within the nominal group. The structure of this nominal group
includes a head with optional modification. The modifying elements include some items which
precede the head and some which follow it.
Verbal ellipsis
Verbal ellipsis means ellipsis within a verbal group. An example of this type of ellipsis can be: Did
he see the doctor? Yes, he did.
The verbal group in the answer, did (in yes, he did) is an instance of verbal ellipsis which stands for
saw the doctor.
Casual ellipsis
7. Clause in English expresses various speech functions, such as statement, question, response, etc.
Consisting of modal element plus propositional element. For example:
The man was going to buy a car from the company.
(modal element) (propositional element)
Conjunction
Conjunction is a semantic relation in which what is to follow is systematically connected to what
has gone before. Conjunction can be classified into four categories: additive, adversative, clausal
and temporal.
Additive
This group of conjunction consists of the following items:
(a) Simple additive relations which may express either the external or the internal type of
conjunctive relation. This includes:
Additive: and; and also, and.......too
Negative: nor; and......not, not.....either, neither
Alternative: or; or else
(b) Complex additive relations that express internal conjunctive relation. This one has the
function of emphatic relation. The elements of this group are:
Additive: further (more), moreover, additionally, besides that, add to this, in addition, and another
thing
Alternative: alternatively
(c) Complex additive relations which express internal conjunctive relation and is considered as de-
emphatic:
Afterthought: incidentally, by the way
(d) Comparative internal conjunctive relations:
Similar: likewise, similarly, in the same way, in (just) this way
Dissimilar: on the other hand, by contrast, conversely
(E) Appositive internal conjunctive relation:
Exemplificatory: for instance, for example, thus.
Adversative
Adversative conjunctive relations express contrasts and oppositions in discourse. There are four
main types: 1) Adversity ("in spite of") e.g. yet, however 2) Contrast ("on the other hand") e.g. but,
on the contrary 3) Correction ("not...but") e.g. rather, instead 4) Dismissal ("in any case") e.g.
anyhow, at any rate. Understanding how these different adversative relations function linguistically
8. provides deeper insight into the logic and semantics of a text. This categorization allows for more
nuanced analysis of contrastive meaning-making.
Clausal
The conjunctive relations of the clausal type form a chain of cohesion. They include the following
words and phrases: so, thus, hence, therefore, consequently, accordingly, because, because of this,
for, for this reason, on account of this, it follows, on this basis, as a result (of this), in consequence
(of this), arising out of this, for this purpose, with this in mind, with this in view, with intension, to
this end, then, in that case, that being the case, in such an event, under those circumstances, under
the circumstances, otherwise, in respect, in this respect, in other respect, in this connection, with
regard to this, aside, and apart from this. The conjunction clausal cohesive devises can be used to
express purpose, reason, result and condition.
Temporal
Temporal conjunctive relation is the process by which successive sentences, in time, of a text are
linked together. This type of conjunctive relations is subdivided into three groups. First, simple
sequential temporal relations and simple simultaneous relations. The sequential relations include
then, next, afterward, after that and subsequently. The simultaneous relations include then, just then,
at the same time, simultaneously, earlier, before then (that), and previously.
Secondly, complex immediate temporal relations which are divided into these relations: immediate,
interrupt, repetitive, specific, durative, terminal and punctiliar. The words and phrases which these
relations include are as follows:
Immediate relations: at once, thereupon, on which, just before.
Interrupt relations: soon, presently, later, after a time, some time earlier, formerly.
Lexical cohesion
In lexical cohesion, lexical items are semantically related to other lexical items in a text. Lexical
cohesion is divided into two categories:
Reiteration
Reiteration is a form of lexical cohesion which involves the repletion of a lexical item or the use of
a general word to refer back to the lexical item. Reiteration includes: same word repletion,
synonyms, superordinate and general word.
Collocation
Collocation cohesion is achieved through association of lexical items that regularly co-occur. There
is, obviously, a systematic relationship between a pair of words such as boy and girl which are
related by a particular type of oppositeness.
Methods
Data Collection Materials
The materials of this study is a poem from T.D Huges poetry. The poem is sample of the English
poetry of the 20th century period.
9. Procedures
To achieve the objective of this study the procedures adopted were as follows: One poem “Wodwo”
of free verse style , from T.D Huges poetry were selected. The use of cohesive devices in this poem
was investigated.
Analytical framework of data
The analysis of the data of the present study was based on the taxonomy of Halliday and Hasan,
(1976) of cohesion; in which cohesive devices were counted and analyzed. Halliday and Hasan's
template presents five parameters for classifying cohesive devices: references, substitution, ellipsis,
conjunctions and lexical cohesion. These cohesive ties are subcategorized by Halliday and Hasan
(1976) as follows:
1. Reference are categorized into personal, demonstrative and comparative.
2 Substitution are divided into nominal verbal and clausal.
3. Ellipsis are grouped into nominal, verbal and clausal.
4. Conjunction are classified into additive, adversative, clausal and temporal
5. Lexical cohesion include reiteration and collocation.
The data of this study will be ratio data because they involve the counts and the possibility of
computing cohesive ties used in the poems and compare them across the poems.
Data Analysis, Discussion and Interpretation.
Data Analysis
The data analysis of this study will be shown in tables and with the distribution of the frequency of
the five cohesive devices as appearing in the poems under investigation. This statistical analysis
will highlight the significant differences and similarities between the use of the cohesive ties.
Table 1. Distribution of Cohesive Devices in the Poem
Number Percentage
Reference 55 58.51%
Substitution 8 8.51%
Ellipsis 3 3.19%
Conjunction 12 12.7%
Lexical Cohesion 16 17.02%
Total 94 100%
Table 2. Distribution of Reference in the poem
10. Number Percentage
Personal 39 70%
Demonstrative 16 29%
Comparative 0 0%
Total 55 100%
The frequency of personal devices in the studied poem was 70% as shown by table 2.
The frequency of demonstrative devices in the studied poem was 29% as shown by table 2.
The frequency of comparative devices was 0% as shown by table 2.
For references see the text of the poem below. The references are highlighted.
Table 3. Disctribution of Conjunction in the poem
Number Percentage
Additive 8 66%
Adversative 4 33%
Clausal 0 0%
Temporal 0 0%
Total 12 100%
The frequency of additive devices was 60% as shown by table 3.
The frequency of adversative devices was 33% as shown by table 3.
For substitutions see the text of poem below. The substitutions are highlighted.
Table 4. Distribution of Substitution in the poem
Number Percentage
Nominal 0 0%
Verbal 5 62.5%
Clausal 3 37.5%
Total 8 100%
The frequency of nominal devices was 0% as shown by table 4.
The frequency of verbal devices was 62.5% as shown by table 4.
The frequency of clausal was 37.5% as shown by table 4.
11. Table 5. Disctribution of Ellipsis in the poem
Number Percentage
Clausal 1 33.33%
Nominal 1 33.33%
Verbal 1 33.33%
Total 3 100%
Location
1. Nominal Ellipsis:
- Line 1: "What am I? Nosing here, turning leaves over..."
2. Verb Phrase Ellipsis:
- Line 6: "Why do I find this frog so interesting as I inspect its most secret interior and make it
my own?"
3. Clause Ellipsis:
- Line 8: "Do these weeds know me and name me to each other...?"
These examples illustrate the different types of ellipsis used in the poem, indicating omissions in
noun phrases, verb phrases, and clauses. They contribute to the introspective and questioning tone
of the speaker's thoughts throughout the poem.
Conjuction References Substitution Define ArticleHyponymy Repetition
Text
Wodwo By T.D Higes
What am I? Nosing here, turning leaves over ———————1
Following a faint stain on the air to the river's edge ————— 2
I enter water. Who am I to split ——————————————3
The glassy grain of water looking upward I see the bed ———— 4
Of the river above me upside down very clear ————————-5
What am I doing here in mid-air? Why do I find ———————6
this frog so interesting as I inspect its most secret ———————7
interior and make it my own? Do these weeds ————————-8
know me and name me to each other have they ————————9
seen me before do I fit in their world? I seem —————————10
separate from the ground and not rooted but dropped —————11
12. out of nothing casually I've no threads ————————————-12
fastening me to anything I can go anywhere ——————————13
I seem to have been given the freedom ————————————-14
of this place what am I then? And picking ——————————15
bits of bark off this rotten stump gives me ———————————16
no pleasure and it's no use so why do I do it ——————————17
me and doing that have coincided very queerly ————————-18
But what shall I be called am I the first ————————————19
have I an owner what shape am I what ————————————20
shape am I am I huge if I go ————————————————-21
to the end on this way past these trees and past these trees ———-22
till I get tired that's touching one wall of me —————————-23
for the moment if I sit still how everything ——————————24
stops to watch me I suppose I am the exact centre ———————25
but there's all this what is it roots —————————————26
roots roots roots and here's the water ———————————-27
again very queer but I'll go on looking ———————————28
Lexical Cohesion
Number Percentage
Repetition 15 93.75%
Hyponymy 1 6.25%
Total 16
Location
Repetition
Here are the locations of the repetitions in the poem:
"What am I?" is repeated in lines 1and line 6 and line 15
"do I" is repeated in lines 6and 10and 17
"am I" is repeated in lines 15, 16, and 17
"roots" is repeated in lines 26, 27, 28
"what shape m I what shape m I" repeated in line 20, 21
Hyponymy
In this line 8, the word “weeds” can be seen as a hyponymy, representing a broader category of
plants. The speaker refers to the specific type of plants known as “weeds” that they are observing.
Conclusion, Findings and Recommendations
13. This study has attempted to achieve the following objectives:
1. To understand the role of stylistics analysis in shaping the meanings of literary texts.
2. To explain how cohesive devices can contribute to interpreting and understanding poetry.
3. To realize the role of cohesive devices in shaping and understanding the ideas conveyed
by authors of literary discourse.
By investigating the use of cohesive devices in T.D Huges poetry,the study aimed to identify and
record all instances of these cohesive ties present in the texts being examined, and to analyze their
frequency to determine potential variations in their usage across the poem “Wodwo”. T.D Huges
has been chosen because his work characterised by its vivid imagery, intense language and
exploration of the natural world. Based on the statistical analysis presented in Table 1, it was
observed that all types of cohesive devices were employed in the analyzed texts. The cohesive
devices utilized followed Halliday and Hasan's (1976) taxonomy, encompassing reference,
substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion. The findings indicated variations in the
density of cohesive tie usage among the poem “Wodwo” examined in this study. Data analysis
showed that reference had the highest frequency in the poem 58.51%, followed by substitution
8.51%, ellipsis 3.19%, conjunction 12.7% and lexical cohesion on registered 17.2% which was the
lowest percentage of use in the poem studied. The results also indicated that the use of ellipsis and
substitution in “Wodwo” poem tends to be so limited.
Findings
Based on the results, the researcher managed to draw the following findings:
1.All types of cohesive devices were used in the poems selected for the study. They included
reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction and lexical cohesion. This finding answers question 3
in research questions.
2. There were variations found in the types of cohesive ties used in the poems selected for the
current study in terms of their frequency of occurrence in the poems. This point is found to be the
answer of question 2in research questions.
3. The function of using cohesive devices was to assist the poets express beliefs and values. This
final finding answers question 3in research questions.
4. Reference had the highest frequency of use in the poems 58.51%. Among reference subcategories,
personal reference registered the highest rate of occurrence in the poems studied 70%.
5. The lowest ratio of cohesive devices use was registered by substitution 3.19%.
Suggestion for Future Research
The researcher suggests the following for future research:
1. It would be interesting to conduct more studies on the coherence of English literary discourse.
2. It is worth to investigate cohesive devices of the sociolinguistic aspects within poetry, as poetry
is an important area whose genre contains impressive socio-cultural meaning.
3. Using other models rather than Halliday and Hasan's, (1976) model in investigating cohesion in
discourse, such as Hoey's (1991).
About the Author
Muhammad Amir is a student at the University of Okara, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English Literature. He is passionate about language and literature, and he is
eager to learn more about the power of words to shape our understanding of the world.
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