Ambiguity in Geoffrey Hill s Selected Poems

This study is an attempt to investigate and analyze linguistically Empson s SevenTypes of Ambiguity (1947) found in G. Hill s selected poems: September Song andOvid in the Third Reich. Empson s Seven Types of Ambiguity shows theomnipresence and power of ambiguity in literature and involves a tension thatdrives creativity. This study aims at revealing those ambiguous expressions, whichmake an obstacle between the speaker/writer and his/her hearer/reader. Theseexpressions which have multiple interpretations form difficulty and obscurity onthe part of the receiver. Context is very important and plays a vital role indetermining the meaning of words .In order to make a communication betweenthe speaker/writer and the hearer/reader, this topic should be studied tounderstand Hill s poetry, which is characterized, by difficulty and obscurity