Stylistic Deviation in Percy Bysshe Shelley and Robert Frost’s Selected Poems

Abstract

The study under study is a stylistic attempt aiming at highlighting linguistic deviation in Shelly and Frost’s selected poems. The study also aims to discuss the foregrounding strategies used by these poets for creating specific effects in their poems. The study does so by purposively selecting the poems of both authors and then does a thematic analysis by using qualitative technique. The poems of these poets are pregnant with wit and wisdom, image and imagination. The poets use many linguistic and stylistic techniques for adding beauty to their thoughts and expression. The stylistic analysis of the selected poems reveals that these poets were apt in using language to its best. The kind of language mastery and execution of ideas presented in the selected poems is praiseworthy. The poets very beautifully create an amalgam of natural beauty and human aesthetics.