The Analysis of Stupidity Street

 

the analysis of Stupidity Street

Stupidity Street

(Ralph Hodgson) I saw with open eyes Singing birds sweet Sold in the shops For the people to eat; Sold in the shops of  Stupidity Street

I saw in vision The worm in the wheat And in the shops nothing For people to eat, Nothing for sale in Stupidity Street

To appreciate poetry which is written by Ralp Hodgson, I choose “A” Literary Appreciation.

A. Find Finding ing the the Meani Meaning ng .  !eneral meaning

The general meaning o the poem which title is “!t"pitidy !treet” is abo"t relationship  between h"man being#s st"pidity, damaged nat"re, and "t"re. $od has been gi%en a lot o en&oyments or people. 'ne ind o en&oyment is a bea"ti"l nat"re. Howe%er, people do not tae care with the nat"re. ore%er, the nat"re becomes damaged. *esides, people always do bad thing to "ll ill their desire. ost people do not reali+e i their habit will damaged the nat"re. oreo%er, the nat"re cannot canno t gi%e s"ply or people in the "t"re. ".  #etailed meaning

 

The irst stan+a o the poem is “ I saw writer "ses "ses thi thiss saw with with open open eye yes$ s$.. The writer epression to epress that he loo en%ironment aro"nd him care"lly. He saw the nat"re aro"nd him care"lly and acc"ratelly. 'n the second stan+a %Singing birds sweet$ means the bea"ti"l and the peace"l nat"re. A bird can sing a bea"ti"l song i they are on the  peace"l habitat. oreo%er, the second stan+a gi%es symbol as the bea"ti"l nat"re. The  bea"ti"l nat"re reers to water, plants, animals, etc. The third stan+a “ Sold in the shops$ means the bea"ti"l bea"ti"l nat"re has been eploited eploited by h"man. h"man. The o"rth o"rth stan+a %For the bea" ti"l nat"re and the animal &"st people to eat$ epresses that the h"man epolited the bea"ti"l or "ll "ll ill their their needed. needed. The ith ith stan+a stan+a is %Sold in the shops of$ means that people sold all the things that they ha%e and eploited it. They do it to mae their needs is "ll illed. The net stan+a is %Stupidit %Stupidity y Street$ Street$ epress that h"man is st"pid. The st"pitidy reers re ers to the h"man# h"man#ss mind. They They do not want to thi thin n the eect eect o their their beha%io"r  beha%io"r  deeply. !o, the writer epress it by "sing the word %Stupidity Street$. The se%enth stan+a o the poem is % I saw in vision$. The writer "ses the word %ision to epress the "t"re. The stan+a means that the writer imagine what happen to the earth in the "t"re is. The stan+a “The worm in the wheat“ means the writer sees many worms in the wheat. oreo%er, people can not eat the wheat beca"se o the worm. The ninth stan+a “And in the shops nothing$ nothing$ means that nothing let in the shop to b"y. The tenth stan+a “For people to eat$ means that people do not ha%e ood anymore. -inally, people eat the wheat which is eaten by worm beca"se they do not ha%e any ood to eat. “ Nothing for sale in$ means people do not ha%e anything to sale beca"se they ha%e sold all the

things that he had. They sold the nat"re to "ll ill their needed. It is %ery ironically. The lastt stan+a las stan+a %stupiti %stupitidy dy street$ street$ means the people oolishness . !ince they eploited and sold all the be"ti"l nat"re or the needed. needed . oreo%er, they do not ha%e ood to eat. &.  Intention of the writer

Awareness This poem try to aro"se the reader#s eeling. This poem tells abo"t the nat"re which is in damage. The poem wants to tell the reader to be wise with nat"re. eople will ha%e nothing i they eploited it. This poem also wants to as the reader to ha%e a good relationship between h"man and nat"re.

 

'.  A(()*+IATIN -IT*)A)/ A(()*+IATIN0 .  Stu1tural #evi1es +ontrast • 

The irst stan+a is “ Singing birds sweet$. Act"ally the writer wants to tell "s abo"t how bea"ti"l nat"re that we ha%e. Then, on the net stan+a, the writer describe describe how the nat"re loos lie in this era. *esides, he tells tells "s abo"t the ironically condition condition altho"gh  people has a be"ti"l nat"re. • 

Illustration

!t"pitidy !treet which writen by Ralph Hodgson has ill"stration o nat"re. The nat"re is "nder destr"ction beca"se o h"man. /e can tae a loo at the second and third stan+a. The second stan+a gi%es ill"stration as a bea"ti"l nat"re. The second stan+a is %Singing birds sweet$ reers to a nat"re which is the home o animals and plants. The

third stan+a gi%es ill"stration as h"man treatment o the nat"re. oreo%er, rom the irst and second stan+a, we ha%e an ill"stration abo"t the poem. The poem is relationship  between h"man nat"re.

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)epetition

There is a repetition on the poem which writen by Ralph Hodgon. /e can tae a loo at the o"rth stan+a and tenth stan+a. Those stan+a are %Fo %Forr people people to eat$. The word %For people to eat$ emphasi+e that h"man needs to "ll ill their needed. The most important thing to be "ll ill is ood. *esides, there is also a repetition word in this poem. It appears on the sith and twel%e stan+a. It is beca"se the title o poem is %Stupidity Street$. oreo%er, the writer emphasi+e it and he repeats it. ".  Sense #evise

A poem has a sense de%ices. The sense de%ices based on L.$. Aleander ramewor  are simile, methapor, and personiication. 'n the st"pitidy street poem, there is a sense de%ices. I ind a methapor in the poem which is written by Ralp Hodgson on the second stan+ stan+aa %Singing birds sweet$. The singing bird is compared with the sense o s"gar. oreo%er, the second stan+a can be said as a s methapor. ersoniication also appears on the sith stan+a and the twel%e stan+a o the poem. The stan+a are “Stupitidy Street”. The writer "ses the word “street” to epress h"man#s

 

mind. As the res"lt, there is no street which is st"pid beca"se street do not ha%e mind and  brain. oreo%er, the sith stan+a can be said as personiication. personiication. 0nort"natelly,, there is no simile on the poem 0nort"natelly po em which title is !t"pitidy !treet. • 

&.  Sound #evi1e Alliteration

I saw with open eyes Alliteration in that line is “!” . the second word is “saw”. The ith word is “eye s”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant. !inging birds sweet Alliteration in that line is “!” . The irst word is “Singing”. The second word is “bird s”. The third word is “ sweet”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant. !old in the shops Alliteration in that line is “!” . the irst word is “ Sold”. The o"rth word is “ shops”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant. -or the people to eat Alliteration in that line is “T” . /e can ind it at the second word. The second word is “the”. The o"rth word is “ to”. The ith word is “ea t”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1T1 is more dominant. !old in the shops o  Alliteration in that line is “!” . the irst word is “ Sold”. The o"rth word is “ shops”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant. !t"pidity !treet Alliteration in that line is “!” . I ind it at the irst word is “ St"pitidy”. The second word is “Street”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant.

I saw in %ision Alliteration in that line is “2” . 'n the third word is “i n”. *esides, on the o"rth word is “%ision”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 121 is more dominant The worm in the wheat

 

Alliteration in that line is “T” . I ind rom the word “ the” or the irst and o"rth word. *esides, I ind rom the word “whea t”. There are repetition repetition o consonant so"nds 1T1 is more dominant

And in the shops nothing Alliteration in that line is “2” . I ind it on the irst word. The irst word is “A nd”. The second word is “in$. The ith word is “nothing”. There is repetition o consonant so"nds 121. -or people to eat, Alliteration in that line is “T” . I ind it on the third word and o"rth word. The third word is “to”. The o"rth word is “ea t”. The There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1T1 is more dominant  2othing or sale in Alliteration in that line is “2” . 'n the irst word, I ind “ nothing”. *esides, on the o"rth word, I ind “in”. There are repetition o consonant con sonant so"nds 121 is more dominant !t"pidity !treet Alliteration in that line is “!” . I ind it at the irst word is “ St"pitidy”. The second word is “Street”. There are repetition o consonant so"nds 1!1 is more dominant • 

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nomatopoeia There is no onomatopeia in the poetry which written by Ralp Hodgson. )hyme The rhyme for the first paragraph is ab,ab,1b.

I saw with open eye s  !inging birds sweet  !old in the shops  -or the people to eat3 !old in the shops of   !t"pidity !treet 

The rhyme for the se1ond paragraph is ab,1b,1b

I saw in %ision

 

The worm in the wheat  And in the shops nothing -or people to eat, in    2othing or sale in

!t"pidity !treet  • 

Assonan1e

I saw with open eyes Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. !inging birds sweet Assonance in those line is “i” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1i1 is more dominant. !old in the shops Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. -or the people to eat3 Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. !old in the shops o  Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. !t"pidity !treet Assonance in those line is “i” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1i1 is more dominant.

I saw in %ision Assonance in those line is “i” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1i1 is more dominant. The worm in the wheat Assonance in those line is “4” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 141 is more more dominant. And in the shops nothing

 

Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. -or people to eat, Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant.  2othing or sale in Assonance in those line is “'” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1'1 is m more ore dominant. !t"pidity !treet Assonance in those line is “i” . There is repetition repetition o %owel so"nds 1i1 is more dominant. • 

)hythm

The pattern o so"nds which the poet "sed is same. It has e5"al pattern in each stan+as. The writer "ses a simple word to epress his eeling to the reader. oreo%er, the  poem is hard to comprehend. I ha%e to read many times to comprehend it.