The Prosody analysis on Min Thu Wun’s Pyinma Ngout To(ပျဉ်းမငုတ်တို) poem of Higher Education first year Syllabus

This paper will explore the Min Thu Wun’s Pyinma Ngout To(ပျဉ်းမငုတ်တို) poem of Higher Education first year Syllabus in Myanmar aspects of the prosody. Prosody in linguistics refers to the study of all the elements speech like intonation, stress, rhythm, and loudness that contribute to the acoustic and rhythmic patterns of language. The aim of this paper is to show that "Pyinma Ngout To" is not just a poem about a tree in the woods, it is a political metaphor for a survivor. By studying the "stress" and "intonation," the poet is effectively described the tone of the national struggle at that time (11.1.1949) and it reflects the present perspective views of point. The research questions are (1) How do the specific prosodic features namely stress, loudness, rhythm, and intonation, manifest in the phonetic structure of Min Thu Wun’s "Pyinma Ngout To"? (2) How does the poem’s rhythmic structure serve as a metaphor for Myanmar’s political endurance from a modern (present) perspective? (3) How does analyzing the prosody of this poem help First-Year Higher Education students understand the evolution of modern Burmese literature and present political issues? This research will focus on a qualitative research design, using a combination of rhythmic and descriptive methods to analyze Min Thuwan’s poem “Pyin Ma Ngo To”. This study uses a rhythmic analysis to establish a scientific and linguistic framework to assess how Burmese poetry functions as a vocal art form (focusing on stress, volume, and rhythm). By teaching the poem, students studying in Myanmar’s crisis can experience and appreciate Pyin Ma Ngo To’s powerful ability to express the energy, resilience, and unwavering determination of life.