Stylistic Analysis of Robert Frost’s Poem “Tree at My Window”

Abstract

Stylistics is the study of style like how a writer uses language in literary works. This research study was based on stylistic analysis theory, in which the researcher used different language levels such as the phonological level, semantic level, and graphological level. In the phonological level, the researcher found consonances, assonance, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. In the graphological level, structure, repetition, line breaks, tone, punctuation marks, and capitalization were identified by the researcher. In the semantic level, the researcher aimed to expose symbolism, illusion, personification, and imagery, exploring how these language features revealed the meaning of the poem. By doing all this, the researcher didn't just list things but showed how they work together to make the poem more meaningful and interesting, helping to understand what the words are really saying.  

Keywords: Stylistics, Style, Meaning, Language Levels, Phonological Level, Graphological Level, Semantic Level