Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia
Vol. 2 No. 1: January 2023

An Analysis of Figurative Language in Short Story “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde

Lidya Rona Mentari (Universitas Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jan 2023

Abstract

This study analyzed the figurative language utilized in Oscar Wilde's short story "The Happy Prince." This study aims to identify the most common figure of speech by examining the figurative m language utilized in the short story "The Happy Prince." A descriptive qualitative methodology was used to analyse the figurative language in "The Happy Prince." This study's data source was the text of "The Happy Prince," a short story. The first step was to read "The Happy Prince," a short story. Second, seek for figurative language in "The Happy Prince," a short story. The third part discusses the many figurative language techniques used in "The Happy Prince” short story. Fourth, the utilization of figurative language in each sentence from the short story "The Happy Prince" was classified. Lastly, the data analysis was applied to produce the report or conclusion. Based on the analysis, the researcher found 25 data that contain figurative language. There is simile appears 10 times (40%), metaphor appears only 1 time (4%), personification appears 9 times (36%), synecdoche appears only 1 time (4%), symbol appears 2 times (8%), hyperbole/overstatement appears 2 times (8%). In this research, the simile is the dominant type of figurative language that found in “The Happy Prince” short story.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

espindonesia

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

The Journal of ESP in Indonesia (JESPI) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Postgraduate Program of English Education of FKIP, University of Bengkulu. Its primary objective is to disseminate scholarly information on research and development in English for ...