Investigating Rupi Kaur’s selected poems: an analysis of figurative language

Ferawati, Ferawati and Baa, Sultan and Iskandar, Iskandar (2022) Investigating Rupi Kaur’s selected poems: an analysis of figurative language. International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), 5 (1). pp. 20-26. ISSN 2614-6169

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Abstract

Abstract This research describes figurative language in Rupi Kaur’s selected poem in her book of poems, Milk and Honey, The Hurting. This research focused on the type of speech found and then analyzed its meaning. This research used descriptive qualitative using the theory of figurative language by Keraf. The authors read selected poems and interpreted them. Then find out the type of Figurative language used and the meaning of the selected poems by Rupi Kaur, The Hurting. This research showed that Rupi Kaur combined some figurative languages in her poems. The result of analyzing poems found eight types of figurative language. Those figurative languages are simile, metaphor, personification, epithet, synecdoche (totem pro-parte and pars-prototo), metonymy, apophasis, and alliteration. The poet creating and using this figurative language is a way to express her ideas, feelings, and thoughts about rape, sex, and abuse

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Figurative language, Rupi Kaurs’ poems, Poems, Poetry
Subjects: FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SASTRA
KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Universitas Negeri Makassar > KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Divisions: KOLEKSI KARYA ILMIAH UPT PERPUSTAKAAN UNM MENURUT FAKULTAS > KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Depositing User: Herling HR Sahade
Date Deposited: 27 Dec 2022 13:42
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2023 02:00
URI: http://eprints.unm.ac.id/id/eprint/26313

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