An Analysis of Figurative Languages Used In John Greens's Novel Entitled "The Fault in Our Stars"

An Analysis of Figurative Languages Used In John Greens's Novel Entitled "The Fault in Our Stars" Ersyadi, Mu'amar Yudha Primary Author mixed material bibliography Sidoarjo STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo 2018 Inggris 44 hlm. Key words: Figurative Language, Novel “The Fault in Our Star” Figurative language is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. Appealing to the imagination, figurative language provides new ways of looking at the world. The objectives of the study are to describe the types of figurative language and to identify the contextual meaning of the figurative language in John Green’s Novel “The Fault in our Star”. This research employed descriptive qualitative method. The result showed they were 82 sentences figurative languages in this novel, the researcher found 7 kinds of figurative languages consisted of 12 hyperbole, 5 irony, 5 litotes, 16 metaphor, 15 metonymy, 12 personification, and 17 simile. The most dominant figurative languages used is a simile as many as 17. All of the figurative language that are used in “The Fault in Our Stars” made to be descriptive, understandable and imaginable. Some figurative in this novel were used to describe something funny, serious, or unpredictable. It can be concluded that figurative language has important roles in this novel. That is why the author used so many sentences that have figurative language in the novel. Using figurative language makes the novel more interesting to read, and helps the readers to imagine the story, the character based on the illustration that the author has already given in the story. Skripsi Analysis English Song 2018 BIN Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Delta Jl. Kemiri, 61234. Telp./FAX (031) 8071354 - Jawa Timur 2018 BIN 14-061 T00058 My Library 2018 BIN 14-061 BAB 1 BAB 2 BAB 3 BAB 4 BAB 5 LAMPIRAN COVER_skripsi_BIN.jpg.jpg 1049 2019-04-11 18:32:11 2019-04-12 12:57:37 machine generated