Stylistics and Discourse Analysis of Swift’s on Poetry: A Rhapsody
Abstract
This paper tries to explore Swift’s poem On Poetry: A Rhapsody on stylistics and discourse grounds. It is an assault on those fake and false writers who manipulate this sacred field and try to satisfy their worldly ambitions. They write for others and coax and cajole the superiors so that they may shower rewards and money. Such writers are selfish and greedy because they try to befool others and these are away from reality. In swift’s age it was a custom to praise kings and queens and grab money from them. Swift calls such fake writers as bastards and illegitimate child.
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Abstract
This paper tries to explore Swift’s poem On Poetry: A Rhapsody on stylistics and discourse grounds. It is an assault on those fake and false writers who manipulate this sacred field and try to satisfy their worldly ambitions. They write for others and coax and cajole the superiors so that they may shower rewards and money. Such writers are selfish and greedy because they try to befool others and these are away from reality. In swift’s age it was a custom to praise kings and queens and grab money from them. Swift calls such fake writers as bastards and illegitimate child.
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