FIGURES OF SPEECH BY COMPARISON IN CORALINE BY NEIL GAIMAN

Andi Aroro Rossy

Abstract


 

This research is under the issue of stylistics approach since it explores the figures of speech applied in Coraline novel. It is aimed at identifying the types and functions of figures of speech by comparison in the novel. This research applied the descriptive qualitative method. However, to support the interpretation, the researcher also applied the quantitative approach in processing the data. The forms of the data were the dialogues of all characters, and also words, phrases, and sentences of the narration in Neil Gaiman’s Coraline which contains figures of speech by comparison. In this research, textual analysis was used in the analysis of the data. The researcher found that there are four types of figures of speech by comparison proposed by Perrine which are applied by Neil Gaiman in Coraline novel. Those types are simile (79 data), personification (46 data), metaphor (15 data), and apostrophe (1 datum). Bringing additional imagery and giving an imaginative pleasure are the main functions of the use of figures of speech by comparison in Coraline novel because figures of speech often make concrete understanding and pleasure in the readers’ mind. There are also other functions which are giving an imaginative pleasure, adding emotional intensity, and concreting meaning in a brief compass. 

 

Keywords: figures of speech, comparison, function, Coraline


Full Text:

PDF

References


Bogdan, R. C. & Biklen S. K. 1997. Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods. Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.

Burns, R. B. 1994. Introduction to Research Methods. Melbourne: Longman.

Gaiman, N. 2012. Coraline. New York: HarperCollins

Gill, R. 2004. Mastering English Literature. London: Palgrave Macmilan.

Glucksberg, S. 2001. Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphor to Idioms. New York: Oxford University Press.

Keraf, G. 1996. Diksi dan Gaya Bahasa. Jakarta: Gramedia.

Kövecses, Z. 2002. Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press.

Leech, G. and Short, M. 2007. Style and Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose. Edinburgh: Longman.

Perrine, L. 1969. Sound and Sense. An Introduction to Poetry. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

Vanderstoep, W. and Johnston, D. 2009. Research Methods for Everyday Life. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.