AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN LANG LEAV’S POETRY AND PROSE LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU

Abstract

In this research, the writer analysis the figurative Language that is found in poetry and prose in the book entitled Love Looks Pretty on You. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the data in this research. This research uses Kennedy’s (1975) theory. The purposes of this research are to identify the type and the meaning of figurative language that is contained in poetry and prose book by Lang Leav. The method that is used in this research is qualitative method. The writer found 62 types of comperative figurative language (37 metaphor, 16 simile, 9 personification) 52 types of correlative figurative language (23 Hyperbole, 10 litotes, 7 paradox, 12 irony) 35 types of contradictive figurative language (3 metonymy, 1 synecdoche, 26 symbolism, 2 allusion, 3 ellipsis) of figurative language. Overall, the result shows that there are 45 prose and 22 poetry, there are 106 figurative language in 45 prose and 43 figurative language in 22 poetry in the book Love Looks Pretty on You. It was discovered that the most figurative used in poetry and prose is metaphor and the least amount of figurative in poetry or prose is allusion. The writer also finds that there are many connotative meanings used in figurative language in the book Love Looks Pretty on You. The purpose of using figurative language in poetry and prose is to enhance the overall impact and effectiveness of the writing by creating vivid imagery, conveying complex ideas or emotions, and engaging the reader's imagination.