The Use of Hana Ecolexicon as Kigo and Form of the Story in Matsuo Basho and Natsume Souseki’s Haiku

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10.2991/978-2-38476-014-5_47How to use a DOI?

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Ecolexicon; Kigo; Haiku; Ecolingusitic

Abstract

Haiku is a poem consisting of 5-7-5 syllables with seasonal references called kigo (季語). Its short form is the hallmark of this poem. This aim study focuses on the use of The Hana Ecolexicon as Kigo and the form of the story in Matsuo Basho and Natsume Souseki’s Haiku. This research on Haiku (Japanese poetry) in Ecolinguistic Perspective is a qualitative research with descriptive method. This is due to the data collected, analyzed, and presented descriptively which aims to obtain facts and information about the existence of flowers in Japan and how the meanings carried by these flowers. A quantitative approach is also used in this study to determine the frequency of use of the hana lexicon in Haiku and which lexicon is most dominantly used. Thus it can be said that this study uses a qualitative approach which is supported by a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. To achieve this goal, qualitative research is applied. The result shows In haiku verses that use Hana’s ecolexicon as kigo, it is found that there are stories that uphold the values of flowers as part of the environment. The forms of stories that emerge from Basho and Souseki’s haiku are 1) ideology, 2) evaluation and judgment, 3) identity, and 4) salience. In the story about ideology, it is found that there are characteristics of Japanese service, Japanese people’s belief in the power of the sun as a way of life, people’s belief in Shinto teachings, and protecting the weak. The evaluation and assessment found that the use of words that were often rated negatively, such as ‘fall’, ‘fall’ and ‘wither’, did not show a negative assessment. This was due to the substantial aesthetic influence of wabi-sabi in haiku. Then, the use of the cherry blossom lexicon shows that cherry blossoms are flowers that represent the identity of Japanese society. Lastly, both poets use the personification technique to show the concern and importance of the existence of flowers in their lives.

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AU  - Aron Meko Mbete
AU  - I Gusti Ayu Agung Wira Premagitari
AU  - Agus Darma Yoga Pratama
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DA  - 2023/03/01
TI  - The Use of Hana Ecolexicon as Kigo and Form of the Story in Matsuo Basho and Natsume Souseki’s Haiku
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Student Conference on Linguistics (ISCL 2022)
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