VIRTUOUS EDUCATIONAL VALUE IN THE COMPARATIVE TEXT ANALYSIS BETWEEN 100 MALAY PROVERBS AND THREECHARACTER CANON (三字经)

Abstract

Traditional poetry is defined as a creative work full of metaphors, satire, personification, irony and
hyperbole. Furthermore, traditional poetry is also a meaningful aesthetic work that contains
meaning and abstract literary genre, full of symbolic ambiguity and interpretations. This study was
conducted to unravel problems regarding the role of traditional poetry of 100 Pepatah Petitih
Melayu and Three-Character Canon (三sān字zì经jīng) in mobilizing the virtuous educational
value. These values were applied through the beauty of traditional poetry. It is based on the styles
of language, structure, and meaning that encompasses the entire culture of a nation. The aesthetic
of traditional poetry is portrayed to symbolize the personality and treasures of a valuable
civilization. The research method used is entirely qualitative through a careful study of articles,
books, magazines, and theses. The Abrams Theory (Universe), popularized by M. H. Abrams is
applied to comprehensively examine and unravel through an intrinsic element focused on the
aesthetic perception of the work by focusing on the objective relationship approach in the literary
works. The results of the study found that the two traditional poetry texts were based on the
expression gained from experience, observation, sensitivity and knowledge of nature as a reflection
of society's cultural background in implicit delivery. Therefore, the formation of virtuous
educational values towards the society can shape the children and teenagers personality in
respecting the value of knowledge while at the same time able to inculcate the moral values in an
individual