TRACING MEANING THROUGH SOUND: A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF FARZANA AQIB’S CHASE

Authors

  • Muhammad Hassan Shah M.Phil Scholar | Visiting Lecturer, Department of English and Applied Linguistics, University of Science and Technology, Bannu Author
  • Neelam Inam Lecturer, Department of English & Applied Linguistics, University of Science & Technology ,Bannu Author
  • Dr Abdul Karim Khan Assistant Professor, Department of English & Applied Linguistics, University of Science & Technology, Bannu Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63878/jalt2792

Keywords:

Farzana Aqib, phonology, stylistics, anagram, Pakistani English poetry, cultural identity

Abstract

This paper examines how phonological features such as repetition and anagrammatic
restructuring create meaning in Farzana Aqib‘s poem Chase (2021). Using a stylistic approach
grounded in Leech and Short‘s (2007) phonological theory and Abdul Karim Khan‘s (2020)
anagram method, the research analyzes sound devices like alliteration, assonance, and
consonance. The findings show that these sound patterns metaphorically reflect themes of loss,
chaos, and cultural identity in the Pakistani context. This is the first study to apply anagrammatic
analysis to Aqib‘s work, offering a new lens for examining sound and meaning in non-native
English poetry.

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Published

2025-06-27

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 02 (2025): (JALT)

Section

English