Society Conventions in The Poetry Collection of Air Kata Kata by Sindhunata (Social Semiotic Study)

Abstract

The objective is to discover the society conventions in the poetry collection of  “Air Kata Kata”  by Sindhunata. Society convention is one of  factors which causes the forming of meaning. Poets are part of society who can not be separated from social values and social rules in society. Therefore, everything in the society, which includes the convention, will influence the created poems. As the result, the meaning of poetry will be conceived through the society convention where the poet lives. Conceiving the society convention becomes crucial, in order to facilitate the readers in interpreting the meaning of poetry and determining the quality of poetry. Nonetheless, the problem is signs or symbols which used in the poetry collection of “Air Kata Kata”, are not easy to be conceived. Applying social semiotic as the scalpel in analyzing and revealing the society conventions in the poetry of “Air Kata Kata”. Based on the analysis, is discovered the social conventions such as 1) Javanese philosophy of life, 2) Humorous style in Javanese society, 3) Traditional Javanese Songs, and 4) Javenese beliefs through myth and spell. The society conventions discovered in the poetry collection of “Air Kata Kata” are relevant to Sindhunata’s residence.