AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHORS AND THEIR MEANING IN LADY WISTHLEDOWN’S UTTERANCES IN MOVIE SERIES BRIDGERTON

Abstract

Metaphor becomes a way to understand the basic function of a term through another term, where there are some similarities or correlations between the two terms. Nowadays, figurative language including metaphor has been used in dialogue, narrative text even in movie dialogue. This is interesting because most of that movie's dialogues have been more sparkling by the use of metaphor. The goal of this study is to examine Lady Whistledown's metaphorical expression in the Bridgerton film series and explain the metaphor's meaning. This is a qualitative study in which the data and findings are presented in a methodical manner. The data in this study was analyzed using Beekman and Callow's metaphor theory. Full Metaphor and Abbreviated Metaphor were the types of metaphors discovered by the author. The results of this study showed there are 1 Full Metaphor, 7 Abbreviated Metaphor type 1, 9 Abbreviated Metaphor type 2, 12 Abbreviated Metaphor type 3, and 3 Abbreviated Metaphor type 4. The meaning of each metaphor was interpreted through the existing context.