LINGUISTIK TERAPAN
Vol 20, No 1 (2023): .

METAPHORICAL EXPRESSION USED IN POEMS ON POETRYANDGAHWA’S INSTAGRAM

Afdilla . Moulidya (English Applied Linguistic Study Program Postgraduate Program-Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jun 2023

Abstract

Metaphor is an interesting way to convey meaning in literary works. It is considered a language art because of its wide range of diction and distinct style. This study will be conducted as a qualitative study with a descriptive design. In this case, the researcher used the metaphor theory of Parera (2004) and theory discourse analysis of Michael Foucault (2017) to describe the types of metaphor were found in poems, to examine the realization of the metaphor in poems on Poetryandgahwa’s Instagram account and to investigate resistances through discursive formations in archeological method by Foucault. From the poems entitled “A conversation with a flower, Candle, Show me, The moon in your eyes, You and every pretty thing, Every Tongue Said, When your heart refused to beat, Summer rain, Rupture in the cloud, and What guides my pen” consists of 21 lines that used metaphor. The resultd of the study shown that metaphor expression used anthropomorphic metaphor, and it got the highest percentages. Then, it consist of two resistances there are: resistances in transmission and resistances in condition.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LTBI

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jurnal Linguistik Terapan is a peer-reviewed journal that supports research in the field of Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching. This Journal aims to publish academic research on applied linguistics relevant to actual issues and to be a publication platform for original research ...