Norman Fairclough’s model as a research tool in the critical discourse analysis of Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice

Abstract

The goal of this research paper is to demonstrate the use of Fairclough‟s three-part analytical model with its implementation on Robert Frost‟s poem Fire and Ice. This paper describes the inter-connections and patterns of the text of the poem that needs to be described, interpreted and explained. It aims to analyze the hidden agenda of the poem critically which is highly didactic. It sheds light on the methodology of Fairclough‟s model and explores the intended meaning of the poem. It tells the readers that how the use of simple words in a unique way can shape the minds of people in a particular society. The analysis is not so tidily done because the framework is complex and based on three different kinds of stages that are embedded into one inside the other.