TRANSFERENCE OF MEANING IN THE FIRST CHAPTER OF COMPLETE POEMS OF ROBERT FROST ENTITLED A BOY’S WILL : A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

Abstract
This research applied the descriptive qualitative research. The data source of this research was taken from the poems line in the first chapter of Complete Poems of Robert Frost entitled A Boy’s Will. The data were in the forms of lines that were collected based on the relevant theories. To achieve data trustworthiness, some peers and the thesis consultants were asked to check, verify, and discuss the data that were collected by the researcher. The results of the research showed that there were four types of transference of meaning which appeared in the chapter; they were metaphor, metonymy, simile, and personification. Meanwhile, there were only two language functions found through the use of the figure of transference of meaning in the chapter. They were poetic and phatic. 
Keywords: Robert Frost A Boy’s Will; transference of meaning; language functions