An analysis of figurative language in Edensor Novel by Andrea Hirata

Habibi, M. Sulkhan (2016) An analysis of figurative language in Edensor Novel by Andrea Hirata. Other thesis, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan.

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Abstract

This research is aimed at investigating figurative language in Edensor novel. The result of analysis have assumed 3 researches questions: 1. what are type of figurative language found in the novel “Edensor”? 2. What is the meaning of figurative language found in the novel “Edensor”? 3. What is the implementation of the results of this study toward English Language Teaching?. This is descriptive qualitative which the object of the research is any sentences containing figurative language in the Edensor Novel. To collecting data there are four steps: 1. The writer read trough the Edensor novel and read the story containing in the novel. 2. Then, the writer searched any expressions using figurative language in the novel. 3. The writer took some notes about figurative language and put information needed to figurative language. 4. The writer made the code about kind of figurative language. The results of this research demonstrate that there are 6 types of figurative language in the Edensor novel. There are 20 sentences of simile, 8 sentences of metaphor, 6 sentences of personification, 5 sentences of hyperbole, 1 sentence of synecdoche, and 4 sentences of symbol.

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