Studi Stilistika Gaya Bahasa dalam Cerita Pendek Rashomon Karya Akutagawa Ryunosuke

Jashoshul Wathon (Universitas Dian Nuswantoro)

Japanese Research on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): November

This paper discusses the style of language in Rashomon by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. The purpose of this study was to determine the language style in Rashomon. This is a qualitative project using a stylistic theory of language style. This research uses Rashomon's data source, Akutagawa Ryunosuke's short stories and analyzed by Keraf theory. The conclusion of this study is that the author uses a variety of language styles but is dominated by the comparative language style of humans and animals. a comparative language style is used to reinforce the author's ideas and have a dramatic effect on the reader.