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Title: | An Analysis of Non Literal Meaning Found in “Thomas Hardy’s” Selected Poems |
Authors: | Putri, Dwi Andari |
Keywords: | Analysis;Non Literal Meaning |
Issue Date: | 20-Mar-2017 |
Abstract: | The objectives of the study were (1) to find out the types of non-literal meaning in Thomas Hardy’s selected poems. (2) to describe the types of meaning found in each type of non-literal meaning in Thomas Hardy’s selected poems. The source of this research is 11 poems of Thomas Hardy entitled: neutral tones, a backward spring, at day-close in november, snow in the suburbs, last week in october, at middle-field gate in february, an unkindly may, the photograph, hap, nature’s questioning, and a sheep fair. Descriptive qualitative was applied to analyze types of non literal meaning in the 11 poems of Thomas Hardy. The finding shows that there were 4 types of non-literal meaning found in Thomas Hardy’s selected poems, there are 31 words which used types of non literal meaning in eleven poems of Thomas Hardy, they are; simile, metaphor, personification, and oxymoron. Based on the total number, simile (11), metaphor (7), personification (9), and oxymoron (4). Totally, the percentage of simile 0.12 %, metaphor 0.05 %, personification 0.08 %, and oxymoron 0.01 %. The most dominant types of non-literal meaning was simile |
URI: | http://repository.umsu.ac.id/handle/123456789/3949 |
Appears in Collections: | English Language Education |
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