Salience: English Language, Literature, And Education Journal
Vol 5 No 1 (2025): Mei

An Analysis of Metaphor in Elemental (2023) Movie

Fitrianingtyas, Devi Nur Alif (Unknown)
Harida, Ratri (Unknown)
Putra, Tomy Kartika (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 May 2025

Abstract

Metaphors in the movies often serve to deepen the narrative or highlight themes. The research aims to find out the types and meanings of metaphors used in Elemental Movie. The research applied the descriptive qualitative method and follows the interactive analysis model by Miles and Huberman, which included data collection, reduction, display, and conclusion. Based on data analysis conducted on Elemental Movie, it contains 30 expressions from forty types of metaphor according to Ullmann’s theory; those types of metaphor consist of concrete to abstract metaphors (40%), followed by anthropomorphic metaphors (33%), synesthetic metaphors (20%), and animal metaphors (7%). Based on the findings, the writer concludes that the type of metaphor that moves from abstract to concrete is the most frequently used in Elemental. It becomes the most frequently used metaphor since it has a crucial role across various media by making complex ideas more accessible through tangible experiences. The study suggests that English students and those interested in semantics should analyze metaphors in movies to deepen their understanding of metaphorical language.

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Salience

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Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Salience: English Language, Literature, and Education Journal registered with ISSN (Online and Print), is a media to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved. Salience, pays special attention to the main issues in the development of the social and ...