International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Stylistics and Scientific Elements in The Ciam SI: Puisi-Puisi Ramalan of Tan Lioe Ie

  • Author:
  • Puji Retno Hardiningtyas
  • Total Page Count: 17
  • Page Number: 750 to 766

*Balai Bahasa Bali, Jalan Trengguli I No. 34 Denpasar, 80238, Bali, Indonesia

Online published on 28 July, 2016.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze (1) the stylistics of the Ciam Si: Puisi-Puisi Ramalan; (2) The natural elements of Chinese culture in the Ciam Si: Puisi-Puisi Ramalan. The data collection of the research using library and observe method with recording technique. This research analyzed using hermeneutic methods and contents analysis techniques, an ethnographic approach with stylistics and ecocriticism theory. The analysis shows that the Ciam Si is a forecast poetry that is commonly used by Chinese society in rituals in the temple. Sylistics telement in Ciam Si shaped Tang Dynasty poetry, consisting of four rows, the first row as the opening and the fourth row as the closing, each row is generally seven syllables. Meanwhile, the natural element of the Ciam Si is a Chinese tradition that believe to three concepts of nature: the celestial world, the natural world, and the afterlife. Therefore, the Ciam Si: Puisi-Puisi Ramalan illustrates the strong tradition of nature spirituality combine with the traditions and rituals of the Chinese community as a form of environmental preservation.

Keywords

poetry, the Chinese community, nature, culture, behavior