A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that uses language in a non-literal
or figurative way to create a specific effect or meaning. It is a way of using words
to express an idea or emotion in a more imaginative or expressive way. Figures of
speech can take many forms, such as simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,
and alliteration, to name just a few. By using figures of speech, writers and speakers
can add depth, clarity, and interest to their communication, and can also convey
complex ideas and emotions in a more concise and memorable way.
This research was using descriptive qualitative method and the object of
this research is To find out types and meaning of Figure of speech used by WHO
director-general's opening remarks speech of declared Covid-19 as Pandemic in
press conference.To learn English through figure of speech in opening remark on
press conference of declared covid-19 as pandemic.
The results of this research are from the speech in opening remark on press
conference of declared covid-19 as pandemic by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
as WHO Director-General, there are 36 figures of speech which are found in the
opening remark on press conference of declared covid-19 as pandemic by Dr.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as WHO Director-General script. The figures of
speech that are found are 2 data of allegory, 1 data apostrophe, 4 data metonymy, 3
data alliteration, 11 data anaphora, 2 data anticlimax, 2 data antistrophe, 1 data
assonance, 1 data climax, 7 data consonance, 1 data euphemism, 1 data
onomatopoeia. The most dominant figure of speech found in the opening remark
on press conference of declared covid-19 as pandemic by Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus as WHO Director-General is anaphora. Thus, By conducting this
research, the researcher appeal it can be variety of media sources for teachers to
teach materials that related. Because the researcher believe that by learning this
material can increase students ability in speaking skills get better in front of people.