The Dove
John Keats
I had a dove, and the sweet dove died,
And I have thought it died of grieving;
O what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied
With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving;
Sweet little red feet! Why would you die?
Why would you leave me, sweet bird, why?
You liv'd alone on the forest tree,
Why, pretty thing, could you not live with me?
I kiss'd you oft, and gave you white peas;
Why not live sweetly as in the green trees?
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- Bunyi
I had a dove, and the sweet dove died, (A)
And I have thought it died of grieving; (B)
O what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied (A)
With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving; (B)
Sweet little red feet! Why would you die? (C)
Why would you leave me, sweet bird, why? (C)
You liv'd alone on the forest tree, (D)
Why, pretty thing, could you not live with me? (D)
I kiss'd you oft, and gave you white peas; (E)
Why not live sweetly as in the green trees? (E)
- Diksi
I had a dove, and the sweet dove died,
And I have thought it died of grieving;
O what could it grieve for? Its feet were tied
With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving;
Baris "I had a dove, and the sweet dove died." mewakilkan sesuatu yang berharga. Karena penyair menggunakan makhluk hidup sebagai metafora, maka dapat diartikan 'the dove' yang dimaksud adalah seseorang. Ia memiliki seseorang, namun lalu orang itu pergi meninggalkannya.
Selanjutnya adalah "Its feet were tied" dan "With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving;". Dua hal ini melambangkan cinta yang egois dari sang penyair. Ia pikir 'tying its feet' adalah sebuah bentuk pengungkapan cinta, namun nyatanya hal itu hanya merugikan kekasihnya, dan itu alasannya kekasihnya tersebut pergi.
I kiss'd you oft, and gave you white peas;
Why not live sweetly as in the green trees?
Selanjutnya, dengan baris "I kiss'd you oft, and gave you white peas;", ia kira ia sudah memberikan segalanya untuk kekasihnya itu, namun ia tetap pergi. Lalu "Why not live sweetly as in the green trees?" menggambarkan pertanyaan penyair yang terkesan bingung mengapa kekasihnya pergi setelah semua yang ia lakukan untuknya.
- Citra
Citraan dalam puisi ini antara lain:
...Its feet were tied
With a silken thread of my own hand's weaving;
menunjukkan citraan rabaan (tied) dan gerak (thread of my own hand's weaving)
I kiss'd you oft, and gave you white peas;
menunjukkan citraan rabaan (kiss'd you oft) dan citraan gerak (gave you white peas)
- Bentuk
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