나태주 시의 은유 기반과 함의

Abstract

This thesis aims at investigating basis of metaphors and their ultimate intention from Ra Tae-joo’s texts. One of the most frequent discoveries on texts of Ra Tae-joo, who calls himself a premodern poet, is affiliation of plants, which are concretely plant, wildflower, tree, etc. Ra Tae-joo finds himself being ‘other person’ while calling affiliation of plants, which is “double marginalized” Also, he finds affection to people, a sentiment of pity on others, humble unity, etc., which are able to be implicated as ‘poetic spirit of humanism.’ What matters is not the fact that he calls the affiliations, but Ra Tae-joo’s attention on them. Ra Tae-joo does not stare affiliations by pulling them along his body, but he looks at them by bending himself down. This breaks modern era in terms of moving himself towards others, which is “metaphor-ed” as wildflower. Therefore, metaphors by Ra Tae-joo can be named “the aesthetics of modest”. Affiliations of plants are embodied by various metaphors. First of all, affiliations are figured as metaphors of pity for family. Also, they become bases of constructing metaphors for neighbors. Furthermore, they establish metaphors for the world. Metaphors of plants contribute embodying introspection. Also, they indicate correct ways of life. Lastly, it is found that affiliations of plants form the basis of truth of infinitude.