Jurnal Bilingual
Vol 14, No 1 (2024): Jurnal Bilingual EDISI MEI 2024

ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THE NOVEL THE KITE RUNNER

Rini Amir (Universitas Khairun)
Samsudin Hi. Adam (Universitas Khairun)
Agus Supriyadi (Universitas Khairun)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2024

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze the types of figurative language and its meaning in the novel "The kite Runner." This research uses a qualitative approach with content analysis. The main data source is the text in the novel "The Kite Runner." The data analysis technique in this research consists of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this research, the researcher found 64 sentences of figurative language from five types of figurative language put forward by Leech (1981), namely personification indicated in as many as 18 sentences, similes indicated in as many as 18 sentences, metaphors indicated in as many as 4 sentences, hyperbole indicated in as many as 14 sentences, and metonymy indicated in as many as 10 sentences.

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Abbrev

bilingual

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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Jurnal Bilingual (p-ISSN 2088-2858 e-ISSN 2774-9681) which is published by Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Khairun. This journal is published twice a year and serves as a tool for researchers, academics and practitioners interested in language ...