Investigating the Effect of Stylistic Analysis on EFL Students’ Comprehension of some of Thomas Hardy’s Poems
Instr. Maha B. Mohammed
College of Arts-University of Tikrit
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.3.2.4
Keywords: - stylistic analysis - poetic language - EFL students
Abstract
This study investigates the role of the stylistic analysis in increasing the comprehension of the EFL students of the poetic texts.
It focuses on presenting some linguistic categories of three poems of Thomas Hardy. These poems are preceded by a a test and followed by the same test.
Then, it compares and measures the answers of the subjects to judge whether there is any improvement in their interpretation of the selected poems. It also sheds light on the distinctive features of Hardy's poetic language. Finally, the study infers that stylistic analysis has an undeniable pedagogical importance for students who study English as a foreign language.
