Yerina, Yeri
(2024)
The Types of Figurative Language Found in Twitter
Account "Great Minds Quotes.
Skripsi thesis, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni.
Abstract
This study discusses the figurative language and meaning used in the Great Minds
Quotes Twitter account. The aim of this research is to determine the types of
figurative language and the types of meaning used in the Great Minds Quotes
Twitter account. Types of figurative language were analyzed by using Keraf’s
theory and types of meaning using Leech’s theory. Qualitative method used in this
study to analyze the data and describe the findings. There were 70 quotes from
five types of figurative language used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account.
These types consist of 34 metaphors, 15 similes, 12 personifications, 6 ironies and
3 hyperboles. Metaphor appears as the most dominant type of figurative language
used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account. Then, the types of meaning used
by the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account were connotative meaning, social
meaning, affective meaning and reflective meaning. The most dominant type of
meaning used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account was connotative
meaning.
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