Aesthetics in Literary Sentiments from the Prose Poetry "Phaew Phan Than Nam Lai” by Naowarat Pongpaiboon

Abstract

This research article aimed to study rhetoric, figures of speech, and literary sentiments in the prose poetry "Phaew Phan Than Nam Lai” (Whispering Through Flowing Streams) by Naowarat Pongpaiboon, which consists of 36 chapters. This research applied theories of rhetoric, figures of speech, and literary sentiments to synthesize criteria for the study. The results showed that the prose includes five types of rhetoric: narrative rhetoric, descriptive rhetoric, didactic rhetoric, exemplification rhetoric, and comparative rhetoric. There are 11 types of figures of speech: simile, rhetorical question, metaphor, personification, suppositional statement, symbolism, implication, allusion, parallelism, paradox, and allegory. The work has eight literary sentiments (Rasa): Santa, Karuna, Vira, Adbhuta, Bhayanaka, Bibhatsa, Raudra, and Shringara. The aesthetic elements that appear in the composition contribute to the prose poetry's valuable creative language.