THE PORTRAIT OF DEPRESSION SEEN THROUGH METAPHOR IN WILFRED OWEN’S “DISABLED”

Abstract

This research is discussed “Disabled” poem dealing with depression that

happened in the speaker condition between his past and future in Wilfred Owen’s “Disabled”. It  focusees on   two major purposes: (1) to find out, to classifies, and describe  the  metaphor  as  seen  through  in  Wilfred  Owen’s  “Disabled”.  (2)  to understand the symbol that reveals depression in Wilfred Owen’s “Disabled”. This research is used written data. The data and the theories were taken from written form and internet browsing. In this study, the researcher used some theories. They were of figure of speech, metaphor, symbol, and depression. Furthermore, the  approaches were used structural approach, formalistic approach, and psychological approach. The approaches were applied to determine the approach in analyzing the metaphor and symbol found in poem. There were two metaphors related to depression, physical depression   and   psychological   depression.   Physical   depression   described   the speaker’s  condition  and  situation  which   cause   the  depression.  Psychological depression  was  the  effect  of  his  disability.  Moreover,  there  were  two  symbols revealing depression namely disappointment and death.

Keywords: Metaphor, Irony, Symbol, Depression