[ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini membahas bagaimana relasi kuasa ditampilkan dalam puisi ?Speak White?, karya MichelleLalonde. Isu relasi kuasa ini dilihat dari analisis makna puisi, pilihan kata, dan komunikasi. Penelitian inimenggunakan metode kualitatif. Sumber data adalah puisi ?Speak White?, karya Michelle Lalonde 1974. Penelitianini berkesimpulan bahwa relasi kuasa dalam puisi ini digambarkan melalui kekontrasan keadaan yang terjadi diantara Canadiens anglais dan Canadiens français.ABSTRACT This study discuss how power relation shown from a poem entitled ?Speak White? by Michelle Lalonde.

The power relation is analized from the meaning, diction and communication of this poem. This study uses

qualitative methods where the data source is ?Speak White? by Michelle Lalonde in the 1974. The conclusions of

this study shows that power relation is formed by different situation between Canadiens anglais and Canadiens

français.;This study discuss how power relation shown from a poem entitled ?Speak White? by Michelle Lalonde.

The power relation is analized from the meaning, diction and communication of this poem. This study uses

qualitative methods where the data source is ?Speak White? by Michelle Lalonde in the 1974. The conclusions of

this study shows that power relation is formed by different situation between Canadiens anglais and Canadiens

français., This study discuss how power relation shown from a poem entitled “Speak White” by Michelle Lalonde.

The power relation is analized from the meaning, diction and communication of this poem. This study uses

qualitative methods where the data source is “Speak White” by Michelle Lalonde in the 1974. The conclusions of

this study shows that power relation is formed by different situation between Canadiens anglais and Canadiens

français.]