An Analysis of Metaphor in Hans Christian Andersen’s Short Stories

Authors

  • Ronaldi Arifka Eka Putra Universitas Bung Hatta
  • Diana Chitra Hasan Universitas Bung Hatta
  • Temmy Thamrin Universitas Bung Hatta

Abstract

A short story is a story that has the plot but shorter than novel and also it is longer than a fable story generally. In this study, the writer analyzes metaphor in Hans Christian Anderson’s short stories. Metaphor is the figurative speech, which compares one thing to another thing. They may express A is B, differs from simile only in that comparison is implied rather than explicit [1]. In addition, there are many metaphor types, they consist of four types such as: anthropomorphic metaphor, animal metaphor, from concrete to abstract, synesthetic metaphor [2]. This research aims to answer two research questions, namely (1)What are the types of metaphor in Hans Christian Andersen’s short stories? (2)What is the most dominant types of metaphor in the short stories?

References

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Published

2020-11-02

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): ARTIKEL ILMIAH MAHASISWA JURUSAN SASTRA INGGRIS

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Executive Summary

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