STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE POEM “LOVELIEST OF TREES, THE CHERRY NOW” BY A.E. HOUSMAN

Abstract

The current study is about the stylistic analysis of the poem “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now” by A.E. Housman. The basic purpose of this study is to investigate the writing style of Housman in the poem. In the current study, qualitative research method has been used for carrying out the stylistic analysis of the poem where the analysis was carried out on graphological, morphological, phonological, semantic and pragmatic levels by employing various literary devices. The message of the poet has been explained explicitly. Assonance, consonance and alliteration have been used to create a deep effect on the reader.