In this paper, I have identified the relationship between rhythm and meaning in Yoon Dong-joo's poems. The rhythmic characteristics of his poems are on the basis of syntactic dimension In terms of this, his poems are classified by three kinds accordin...
In this paper, I have identified the relationship between rhythm and meaning in Yoon Dong-joo's poems. The rhythmic characteristics of his poems are on the basis of syntactic dimension In terms of this, his poems are classified by three kinds according to the construction method of line and stanza, and the differences between them are investigated. Basically the poet ensured rhythmic individuality by dividing line and stanza according to the meaning of the poems. This shows the close relation between rhythm and meaning. Yoon's works are classified by the set-form verses divided into line and stanza regularly, the prose poems without line division or divided according to the paragraphs and the free verses with irregular line division.
The set-form verses reflects the sense of beauty heading for the control and balance of emotion. The poems which don't keep the strict definite form, in addition to it, which are transformed a little reveal poetic changes delicately. the prose poems make the description of psychology or situation real. They form free rhythm as the various techniques are mixed in them. His major works belong to free verse which shows dynamic rhythms. They realize maximum balance between the rhythm and the meaning. Dynamic rhythms express inner sound confronting conflict and will effectively.
Especially this study tries to emphasize that dynamic rhythms of free verses are made on the basis of rhythm experiments of the set-form verses and the prose poems. By this Yoon Dong-joo largely expanded the possibility of the free verse. The basic principle making rhythms of his poems is in changing the inner movement such as emotion or mind into the movement of sound. In this terms he should be considered to be a through poet to the idea and method of modem poetry. His rhythms are the examples showing a close relationship between the rhythm and the meaning, the possibility of their combination, and the union method of tradition and modernity. I think these characteristics should be studied continuously.