Lingua Franca
Vol 2 No 1 (2023): Geographical Coverage: Indonesia

Investigating the Figurative Language of the Novel Entitled "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" by Jason Reynold

Esya Firjatullah Al Hafiz (Universitas PGRI Semarang
Indonesia)

Maria Yosephin Widarti Lestari (Universitas PGRI Semarang
Indonesia)

Sri Wahyuni (Universitas PGRI Semarang
Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Feb 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to (1) investigate the types of figurative language used in the novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man, (2) describe the meaning of figurative language conveyed in Miles Morales: Spider-Man novel, (3) identify what figurative language is used has the most appearances in Miles Morales: Spider-Man novels (4) find out his contribution to education. Researchers used a qualitative descriptive method. The research data is figurative language in a novel entitled "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" by Jason Reynold. Data collection techniques use documentation. At the same time, data analysis is done by identifying figurative language, classification, interpretation, analysis, and conclusion. The study results in mentioning seven figures of speech found in the novel "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" by Jason Reynold, namely metaphor, hyperbole, personification, irony, simile, repetition, and metonymy. The researcher concludes that figurative language has the most appearances in the novel "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" by Jason Reynold.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

lingua_franca

Publisher

Subject

Arts Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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