Ambiguity in Geoffrey Hill's Selected Poems | ||
| Anbar University Journal of Languages & Literature | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 33-45 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.37654/aujll.2014.92387 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Assist Prof. Dr Qais A. Abdulla; Dhuha A. Hamadi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study is an attempt to investigate and analyze linguistically Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity (1947) found in G. Hill's selected poems: September Song and Ovid in the Third Reich. Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity shows the omnipresence and power of ambiguity in literature and involves a tension that drives creativity. This study aims at revealing those ambiguous expressions, which make an obstacle between the speaker/writer and his/her hearer/reader. These expressions which have multiple interpretations form difficulty and obscurity on the part of the receiver. Context is very important and plays a vital role in determining the meaning of words .In order to make a communication between the speaker/writer and the hearer/reader, this topic should be studied to understand Hill's poetry, which is characterized, by difficulty and obscurity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| ambiguity; Geoffrey Hill; omnipresence and power | ||
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