Mufidah, Mufidah (2012) An Analysis on Figurative Language Used in Robert Frost’s Poems. Skripsi, Tarbiyah dan Keguruan.

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Mufidah, 2012. An Analysis on Figurative Language Used in Robert Frost’s Poems, Thesis, English Department. Tarbiyah Faculty. Advisor: (I) Drs. Saadillah, M.Pd, (II) Rahmila Murtiana, MA This research paper presents the analysis of the figurative language in Robert Frost’s poems. The aim of the study is to reveal the dominant figurative language used in Robert Frost’s poems. Figurative language is one of the elements of poem that has become the poet’s way of expressing the art of his poems and communicating his language to know the poet’s idea. Figurative language can include many words and phrases, and there are several types of figurative language. Most commonly, it can refer to make comparisons, repeating sounds, exaggerating or creating an appeal to the senses. It is expected that the result of this research will enrich the writer’s knowledge of English literature especially in understanding the meaning. The subject of this research are the text of poem: “Stars”, “The Sound of Trees”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, “Mowing”, “The Road Not Taken”. The object of this research is figurative language of the poem. This research used library research and the technique of collecting data searching catalog, selecting the related references, note-taking for available references, and analyzing. Based on the analysis, the writer concludes that in Robert Frost’s poems, there are five of figurative languages which contain of 1 metaphor, 3 similes, 1 hyperbole, 1 idiom, and 13 personifications. Overall, Robert Frost prefers to describe about nature in his poems. Therefore, it can bring the readers imagination in his agreement with nature and reality. It is necessary to know and understand the meaning of poem through figurative language used, because it can make the writer’s sentence have deeply meaning, and have a certain quality.

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