This thesis discusses the imagery in Kahlil Gibran‟s selected poems. The
objectives of the research are to find out the use of types of imagery and to
describe the purposes conveyed through the use of imagery in Kahlil Gibran‟s
selected poems. This research used qualitative descriptive method. The data were
analysed based on Laurence Perrine‟s theory.
The result of this study shows the poem entitled “Love”, the researcher
found organic, visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic imagery; “Eating and
Drinking” consists of imagery; visual, olfactory, tactile, auditory, gustatory,
organic, and kinesthetic imagery in structure of poem‟s lyrics; and “Marriage”
consists of visual, auditory, organic, tactile, and kinesthetic imagery. This study
also found purpose: “Love”, poet tried to tell readers regard with the purpose of
love; in “Eating and Drinking”, poet expressed to tell readers about the purpose of
to remind reader to have a good life, and invite reader to re-think about the
innocent of purer spirit; spirit who will go back in God. In “Marriage”, Gibran
tried to tell readers toward philosophy of love; togetherness, loneliness, trust, and
consciousness in couple mainly toward God existence
