An analysis of a cultural phenomenon through Jakobson communication model

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A glorification of Love as an effective,functional
feeling.
Asserts the cheery and joyful outlook of a man
in love.
Exposes the metamorphosis in a person through
characters ,which are an emanation of the
human’s labour.

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* - The poem is examined through Jakobson’s
communication model:
*Factors: Functions:
*Addresser emotive
*Addressee conative
*Message poetic
*Context referential
*Code metalingual
*Channel phatic

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Through the Referential function/of the
context/.
It characterizes and identifies the fenomenon.
It’s impersonal,objective, in 3-rd person:
Love “beckons”,”speaks to you”,”his voice may
shatter your dreams…”… “the sword hidden
among his pinions may wound you….”…..”his
ways are hard and steep”

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*–Through the Conative function/expresses the
author’s order to the reader/ It is in imperative
mode-You-2nd person./
*“When love beckons to you …”
*“And when his wings enfold you,
…”
*“And when he speaks to you ,
…”

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* Through that keep the channel
open-the Phatic function
*“ love crowns you
crucify you.
for your growth for your
pruning.”
*“ ascends to your height….
descend to your roots……”

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*Through the Expressive function-/expresses
authority, uses adjectives,adverbs,verbs/
*“Let these be your desires:
*To know the pain of tenderness.
*To be wounded by your understanding of love.
*And to bleed and

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*Exposed through the poetic function-
personification- as a gardener and a baker-
*“He you to make you naked.
*He you to free you from your husks
*He you into whiteness
*He you until you are pliant and then
he assigns you to his sacred fire…”
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*- Exposed through the Metalingual function-
*It deals with the code itself,/a language about
language/
*It is a language used to
describe/discuse,explain / itself
he gathers you unto
himself..”
*Lyrical genre

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