Analyzing Metaphorical Extension and Connotational Associations in E. E. Cummings' "Humanity i love you"

Abstract

This study critically analyses stylistic evaluation based on metaphorical extensions in E.E. Cummings’s poem “Humanity i love you”. It identifies lexicological and connotational associations by means of parallelism having pertinence to interpretive and evaluative stylistics. Analytically, the diction of the poem has associative meanings. The poem signifies verbal irony and emotional intensity for adherence and adoration to humanity that is the verge of extinction. The poet sarcastically applied stylistic facets for signification of structural repetition and indication of his determination towards preservation of humanitarian traits in society. Content analysis has been applied to explore to comprehend the basic themes of the poem. The analysis unfolds the manifestation of stylistics features that assist to understand the basic themes of the poem by referring to metaphorical juxtaposing thoughts in aesthetics in “Humanity i hate you”.