A Semiotic Analysis on Hafiz Poems Based on C.S. Peirce’s Theory on hope symbols

The objective of this study is to find out the use of hope symbol in Hafiz poem. This study applied library research and compiled data were analyzed through descriptive analysis method. This method tried to describe, explain and analyze the using of symbol using semiotic theory by Charles Sanders Pierce. The unit of analysis of this research is gazal and all 495 gazal of hafiz is considered. They were chosen to find the symbols. For the semiotic analysis, the researcher marked the data by choosing poems that were containing symbols. There were reading the poems intensely, and classifying the data containing symbol: categorizing the symbol so that could be understood each other in categorizing that symbol the writer put them in the table by synchronizing each symbol with each poem interpreting the meaning of that symbol After that it could be concluded that there are 18 gazal about hope that God is the most merciful and there are 15 gazal about hope for future, that there are 20 gazal about life expectancy or hope for last living with different symbol with different meaning and function .differences had given the different ideas. From semiotic of hafiz poem would like to convey the idea about hopefulness.