An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Oscar Wilde’s Poem Entitled “A Lament”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36733/elysian.v6i1.12769Keywords:
figurative language, metaphor, hyperbole, simileAbstract
This research is conducted to find the figurative language that used in a poem by Oscar Wilde
entitled “A Lament”. Based on Kreutz and Roberts (1993) there are eight form of figurative
language, they are: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, rhetorical question, simile, irony,
understatement, and indirect request. These figurative languages are usually used to express
what people thought in novel and proper manner. Throughout the examination, the researcher
finds that “A Lament” used metaphor, hyperbole, and simile. But the main figurative language
that used was metaphor. These findings come out from the researcher’s perspective when
reading the poem. In order to get the validation, the next researchers should examine this poem
from their perspective.
Keywords: figurative language, metaphor, hyperbole, simile
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