최정례 시의 동물 모티프 연구

Abstract

This paper examines the animal motifs present in Choi Jeong-rye’s poetry. First, to quantitatively examine the animal motifs throughout Choi Jeong-rye’s poetry collection, the analysis categorizes them into ‘the number of animal citations by poetry collection’ and ‘the number of animal citations by type.’ This categorization demonstrates the diverse use of animal motifs within the collection. It explains that the method of employing animal motifs is closely linked to the method of poetic imagery in terms of quality. Specifically, it identifies that two viewpoints and two rhetorical devices are utilized in the use of specific animal motifs. In Chapter 3, ‘fish’ is interpreted through a ‘horizontal posture-first-person viewpoint.’ In Chapter 4, ‘deer’ is examined from a ‘vertical posture-observer viewpoint.’ Chapter 5 explores the relationship between ‘stone’ and ‘bird’ as an ‘active method.’ In Chapter 6, ‘rabbit,’ ‘kangaroo,’ and ‘human-faced fish’ are interpreted through ‘personification,’ and the relationship between these motifs and the technical characteristics of poetic imagery is analyzed. The use of these animal motifs is significant as it transcends the typical understanding of animals encountered in daily life—such as edible animals and companion animals—and reveals animals from perspectives beyond the human gaze in terms of theme and form. Additionally, the poems vividly portray various roles and aspects of humans as they become animals, observe animals, and consume animals. The diverse forms created through these animal motifs challenge the fundamental distinctions between humans and animals.