Drama literature has intrinsic and extrinsic elements needed to construct the story. Intrinsic elements of drama consist of themes, plots, characters, dialogues, characters, and settings.
Drama which is the author's creative creation must have a strong theme, in order to create a story that is timeless. Without conflict, drama will feel flat. Conflict is in the plot, which occurs because of tensions between people. Drama characters are divided according to their roles and functions in the play. According to his role the characters consist of the main character, subordinate figures, and additional figures. In drama the function of the character is very important, namely as the protagonist, the antagonist, and the tritagonist.
Conversation is the main characteristic of drama which may be in the form of dialogue but can also take the form of a monologue. In addition, there are also characters (as what and what kind of psychology) and settings that are closely related. The setting in the drama greatly influences the character's character.
Definition and Characteristics of Poetry
Poetry is the poet's feelings expressed in a careful choice of words, and contains rhymes and rhythms. The characteristics of poetry can be seen from the language used as well as from the form of the poem. The language of poetry contains rhymes, rhythm, and figures of speech, while the form of poetry consists of its related form, its location arranged downward, and does not concern spelling. To understand poetry can also be done by distinguishing it from the form of prose.
Types of Poetry
Based on the time of its appearance poetry can be divided into 3 groups, namely old poetry, new poetry, and modern poetry. Old poetry is poetry that was born before the Dutch colonial period, so there is no visible influence from western culture. The static and objective nature of the old society gave birth to a static form of poetry too, which is very bound to certain rules. Old poetry consists of mantras, thimbles, pantun and karmina, Talibun, seloka, gurindam, and poetry. New poetry is poetry that emerged during the Dutch colonial period, so that the new poem appears to have an influence from European culture. The determination of new poetry types is based on the number of lines contained in each stanza. New poetry types are divided into distichon, terzina, quatrain, quint, sextet, septima, stanza or octave, and sonnets. Modern poetry is poetry that developed in Indonesia after the Dutch colonial period. Based on the way it is expressed, modern poetry can be divided into epic poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry.
Analysis of Intrinsic Elements of Poetry
To understand the meaning of a poem can be done by analyzing its intrinsic elements, for example by examining the language style and form of poetry. The style of language the poet uses includes:
Sound styles which include: assonance, alliteration, poetry, ephonies and cacao.
Word style that discusses word repetition and diction.
A sentence style that contains an implicit style and a rhetorical style
Array, and
figurative language.
Understanding poetry through its form can be done by examining typography, punctuation, and management. To simplify and clarify the analysis of poetry, in front of each array give numbered sequences. If the poem to be analyzed has several stanzas, it can also be numbered in each stanzas.