Transitivity Analysis of the Poem ‘the Flower is Torn at the Heart’ By Noshi Gilani: A Hallidayan Approach
Abdul Majeed
Department of English Federal Urdu University Arts, Sciences & Technology Karachi
Hafiz Imran Nawaz
Senior Lecturer Hamdard University Karachi
Sadaf Fatima
Senior Lecturer Bahria University Karachi Campus
Abstract
This study aims to find material, verbal, mental, behavioral, relational and existential processes in the perspective of transitivity framework (A Hallidayan Approach) in Noshi Gilani’s poem ‘The Flower is Torn at the Heart’. With that, the researcher aims to explore how the types of processes contribute to the construction of thematic elements in the poem. A qualitative descriptive methodology has been used for answering the research questions. The findings and description of the study reveal that various types of processes have been found in the poem. These processes in the poem are material such as ‘torn’ in verse 1, ‘destroyed’ in verse 3’ ‘spent’ and ‘go’ in verses 4 and 5’; verbal processes such as ‘tell’ in verse 3’; mental processes such as ‘want’ in verse 6, ‘wavers’ in verse 10’, ‘honour’ in verse 11, ‘gripped’ and ‘desire’ in verses 12 and 13’; relational process such as ‘befriends’ and ‘make’ in verses 2 and 14; behavioral processes such as ‘is asleep’, and ‘stay awake’ in verses 7 and 8. No existential process has been found in the poem. Moreover, these processes in the poem construct various themes such as themes of disloyalty, friendship, punishment, and desires. The findings of the study are useful for future researchers, readers and writers in terms of building and extracting themes through the use of transitivity on different genres of literature in various languages.
Key Words: Transitivity, A Hallidyan Approach, Thematic Elements, Qualitative, Processes
