An Analysis of the Types of Figurative Language in the Poem "Pillow Thoughts" by Courtney Peppernell

Santi, Okta Fitriani (2022) An Analysis of the Types of Figurative Language in the Poem "Pillow Thoughts" by Courtney Peppernell. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT An Analysis of the Types of Figurative Language in the Poem "Pillow Thoughts" by Courtney Peppernell By: Santi Okta Fitriani Figurative language is language which uses all types of creative writing. Figurative language is important for the students especially who love the poem. By knowing it, they will have the ability to comprehending meaning and mission of poem. Tone is expressing a person's personal feeling and thoughts poem. It means that the poem can be used as the way to delivering idea and feeling so that the people can understand what the composer means. The purpose of this research was to find the types of figurative language in Courtney Peppernell’s poem and contextual meaning of the figurative language in Courtney Peppernell’s poem. This research applied descriptive qualitative approach. The research design was content analysis. The data were obtained from selected Courtney Peppernell’s poem, "if you need encouragement”. This research used figurative language theory according to Kennedy and Gioia. To analysis it, used observation, note-taking and transcribing. The result of the research showed that, there are 22 tone containing figurative language. Those 22 tones comprise 4 similes, 7 personifications, 3 hyperboles, 7 symbolic and 1 metaphors. Most dominant types of figurative language in Courtney Peppernell’s is personification and symbolic. By analyzing figurative language in poem tone, ELT students can improve their critical analysis. For the further researcher, particularly those who have the some problems and interested in conducting research, it suggested that this study can be a reference and the researcher hopes that this study can give the benefits to another researcher

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