@article{ART003323361},
author={Oh, Su-youn},
title={‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2026},
number={132},
pages={287-310}
TY - JOUR
AU - Oh, Su-youn
TI - ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 132
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 287
EP - 310
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This study examines the recurring image of birds in the poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong, focusing on how it organizes and expands poetic affect. While previous studies have mainly interpreted bird imagery as symbolism or as an expression of a nature-friendly worldview, this study approaches birds as a poetic device that generates sensory and emotional responses, and investigates how recurring images shape the emotional structure and modes of perception within the poet’s work.
The analysis shows that bird imagery in Jeong Hyeon-jong’s poetry forms the direction of affect through mobility and emotional ambivalence, expands affect into bodily experience through sensory imagery, and ultimately functions as a medium for reflecting on the relationship between humans and nature. In particular, images of the absence or death of birds, as well as birds appearing in distorted urban environments, evoke ecological crisis and critique anthropocentric perspectives, while the return of birds suggests the possibility of restored relationships.
In conclusion, bird imagery in Jeong Hyeon-jong’s poetry operates as a complex poetic mechanism that reveals the processes through which affect emerges, deepens, and expands. By analyzing this process, this study demonstrates that the poet’s ecological poetics is not merely an ideological statement but a poetic attitude formed through sensory and emotional experience, and proposes a methodological approach to interpreting recurring poetic images from the perspective of affect.
KW - ‘Bird’ Imagery;Affect;Sensation;Mobility;Emotional Ambivalence;Imagery
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Oh, Su-youn. (2026). ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong. Korean Language & Literature, 132, 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. 2026, "‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong", Korean Language & Literature, no.132, pp.287-310.
Oh, Su-youn "‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong" Korean Language & Literature 132 pp.287-310 (2026) : 287.
Oh, Su-youn. ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong. 2026; 132 : 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. "‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong" Korean Language & Literature no.132(2026) : 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong. Korean Language & Literature, 132, 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong. Korean Language & Literature. 2026; 132 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. ‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong. 2026; 132 : 287-310.
Oh, Su-youn. "‘Bird’ Imagery and Poetic Affect in the Poetry of Jeong Hyeon-jong" Korean Language & Literature no.132(2026) : 287-310.
