TITLE AUTHOR DATE SALIENT READING / CONCEPTS
Metonymy Analysis Using associative Takehiro Teraoka May 2016 In this paper, an associative approach for analysing
relations between words metonymic expressions is proposed. By using
associative information and two conceptual distances
between word in a sentence, a previous method is
enhanced and a decision tree is trained to detect
metonymic expressions. After detecting these
expressions, they are interpreted as metonymic
understanding words by using associative information.
This method was evaluated by comparing it with two
baseline methods based on previous studies on the
Japanese language that used case frames and co-
occurrence information. As a result, the proposed
method exhibited significantly better accuracy (0.85) of
determining words as metonymic or literal expressions
than the baselines. It also exhibited better accuracy
(0.74) of interpreting detective metonymic expressions
than the baseline.
Effect of exposure to figurative language on Ngozi Esther Okeke 2017 This study focused on the effect of exposure to
senior secondary school student’s figurative language on senior secondary school
achievement in English reading students achievement in English reading
comprehension comprehension in Awka education zone of Anambra
state. Three research questions and six null hypotheses
were formulated to guide the study. The study engaged
quasi-experimental research design otherwise known
as pre test post test non equivalent control group
design involving two intact classes from each of the
randomly selected schools. Two hundred and ninety
nine (299) secondary class.
Measurement of figurative language: Robert G. Malgady 2018 This chapter aims to review the ontogeny of scientific
semantic feature models of comprehension Michael G. Johnson thought on the subject of metaphor and related forms
and appreciation of figurative language. The chapter shows that
metaphor goodness and similarity judgement are
scaleable, that the scales are correlated with each
other, and that experimental manipulation of
metaphor similarity produces corresponding changes in
goodness judgement.
An analysis of sixth semester students Riska Mulyani 2022 This study aims to determine the ability of sixth
ability in comprehending figurative Delvi Wahyuni semester students in analyzing figurative language in
language in poetry in English English poetry. The participants in this study were 30
sixth semester students of English Education Study
Program, Faculty of Language and Arts, Padang State
University who took microteaching as a compulsory
subject. This research is descriptive research with a
quantitative approach. The instrumentation of this
research is a test. The test results in this study indicate
that the level of student mastery in analyzing figurative
language in English poetry is low. Based on the data
taken in the test, metaphor is the most difficult
element and simile is the easiest element. And it can be
concluded that the students' ability to analyze the
elements of English poetry is low
Analysis of figurative language and imagery 2017 The aim of this research is to find out the kinds of
in taylor swift’s songs figurative language and imagery in the song lyrics of
Taylor Swift’s “1989” Album. Furthermore, in this
research the researcher used qualitative descriptive
method. The result of the study is presented in the
form of paragraphs. The researcher analyzed the songs
by reading them intensively and giving attention for
each line. After that, the researcher examined the
figurative language and imagery of the songs lyrics.
After investigating the sentence in the songs lyrics, the
researcher found eight kinds of figurative languages
that are used in the songs lyrics, they are
personification, metaphor, hyperbole, simile,
oxymoron, allusion, litotes and metonymy. Six kinds of
imagery also used in the songs lyrics, they are visual
imagery, auditory imagery, organic imagery, kinesthetic
imagery, tactile imagery and olfactory imagery. The
most dominant of figurative language used is
personification and the dominant imagery used is
visual imagery.
An analysis of figurative language in William 2022 This study analyzes the figure of speech and the
Shakespeare’s selected poems meaning contained in the lyrics of selected poetry by
William Shakespeare. This research applies semantic
theory, especially in figurative language. The theory
used in analyzing figurative language is Alvius's theory
(2003) the use of meaning in literary works. This study
uses a deductive method. The analytical technique
used in this study uses analytical techniques. The data
collection technique used in this research is the
observation technique followed by the note-taking
technique. The results showed that the total figurative
language used in William Shakespeare's selected
poetry was 21 data. Data from figurative language
includes 5 metaphorical data, 2 simile data, 2
personification data, 2 hyperbole data, 4 oxymoron
data, and 6 polysemy data.
An analysis of figurative language in CNN This study aims to analyze the figurative language
international news headlines post on found in CNN news headlines, especially about the
facebook types and meanings of figurative language that
contained in headlines of CNN news. The problem that
discussed in this study such as: what are the types of
figurative language in CNN international news headline,
and how the meaning of the figurative language that
contained in CNN international news headline post on
Facebook. Thus, in collecting the data the researcher
used the descriptive qualitative method by doing
several ways such as: reading news headlines, grouping
news titles based to the figurative language type, write
down the news headlines. As the result of this analysis
the researcher found that are 5 types of figurative
language in CNN. They are: Metonymy 2 or 40%, simile
1 or 20%, hyperbole 1 or 20%, and metaphor 1 20%.
And the meaning as many as 3 meaning such as:
conceptual meaning 3 or 60%, connotative meaning 1
or 20%, social meaning 1 or 20%.
Investigating figurative language usages and 2023 This research aims to understand about the different
the dictions on the Instagram platform usages of figurative language, the dictions on the
Instagram platform and how both of those terms are
used. However, the object of this research are two
selected accounts that fit to this research, those are
@moodcewekk and @test-psikologi. This research also
applied the descriptive-qualitative research, because
the data has been analyzed by describing the results
and its forms are written text. Besides, the theory that
used in this research is the sociolinguistic theory.
Meanwhile, the way the researcher collected the data
is through capturing the captions (screen shoot). Then,
for data analysis, the writer used the annotating and
heeding method to get differences of the data.
Therefore, after doing the analysis towards the data,
the researcher found the results of this research are
personification which has two kinds, both of them are
using complete sentences and other used subject and
predicate only. For hyperbole, it has several usages,
such as the prohibition, the declarative or statements,
and the advices. Then, for metaphor, it contains of
direct and indirect sentence. Besides, for Hypernym-
Hyponym, @moodcewekk is less using the dictions
than @test-psikologi. Finally, the polysemy can be
categorized as noun, verbs and adjective.
A literary stylistic analysis of figurative 2022 The nature of this very research is descriptive
languages style in the short story “the little qualitative. The researcher uses observation and
match girl” by hans Christian Andersen documentation to gather the data, researching the
chosen text in-depth before categorizing it according to
Laurence Perrine's theory of figurative language.
Perrine classifies figures of speech into three
categories: figures of speech by comparison, contrast
and association on the basis of their functions. The
results show that among the four selected figures of
speech, as compared to other figures of speech, the
simile is utilized more frequently in the text.
Legitimized use of figurative language: a 2022 The results expose that the author has artistically
pragmatic study of multiculturalism and applied specific devices in the formation of text in
political intrigues of shamesie’s “burnt order to highlight the role of language in the
shadow” development of cultural intimacy and maintaining
social relationships. The figures of speech are also
helpful to map the mind of readers according to the
plot construction of the novel.
A critical analysis of figurative language 2023 The findings of the study provide data related to the
style found in manto’s short story the tears lexical and phonological schemes and use of devices
of candle: a literary stylistic perspective like simile, irony, hyperbole and personification which
was, specifically, a dominantly used figure of speech in
the story.
An analysis of figurative language in novel a 2022 The results showed that there were 41 data found from
thousand splendid suns by Khaled khosseini 12 types of figurative language used in the novel
(simile, metaphor, personification, irony, alliteration,
repetition, allegory, symbol, shadow, imagery,
parallelism, situational irony). Symbols were the
most common type of figurative language used in
novels with numbers (12) or 100%. The second was a
simile with a number (8) or 66.6%. third shadow with
(6) items or 50%. Imagery was (3) item or 25%,
personification, the figure of speech, parallelism, and
irony of situation with data (2) or 16.6%. While the
lowest category was
metaphor, irony, alliteration, and repetition each with
a score of (1) item or 8.33%.
A stylistic study of figurative language in 2019 This study uses qualitative method and content
katy perry’s song lyrics from witness album analysis approach since the object of the analysis is
formed as song lyrics. Adopting the Perrine’s theory of
figurat ive language, it is discovered that there are only
seven of twelve types of figurative language i.e. simile,
metaphor, personification, metonymy, symbol,
hyperbole, and irony. Metaphor mostly dominates in
the song lyrics with its total eight times (29,63%) of
occurrence. After finding the type of figurative
language, the researcher relates the meaning of
figurative language to the context in the data.
An analysis of figurative language in “ eye of 2022 The result of the data analysis shows that there are five
the tiger” song lyrics types of figurative language in the lyrics of
Survivor's song "Eye of the Tiger". They are metaphor,
simile, hyperbole, personification and
alliteration
Uncover the hidden meaning of figurative 2022 The writer analyzed the data descriptively by using
language found in Jason Derulo song lyrics qualitative method. There are six types of figurative
language found in Jason Derulo song lyrics, they are
hyperbole (15), simile (5), paradox (2), personification
(2), irony (2), synechdoche (1). The writer found that
Hyperbole is the most dominant type of figurative
languages used in Jason Derulo song lyrics.
An analysis of figurative language in 2021 The result of the analysis using Perrine’s theory
selected hardy’s poems showed that four selected Hardy’s poems contain 24
figurative languages. From the analysis, there are 9
types of figurative languages that appear such as,
simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe,
synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, hyperbole and
understatement. By analyzing the figurative language,
the researcher is able to define the meaning of the
lines that contain figurative language.
Semantic analysis of figurative language 2018 The methodology of the research used descriptive
expressions in “feature” of the Jakarta post qualitative content analysis. The findings related to
research questions showed that there were thirteen
types of figurative lexicons found in “feature” of The
Jakarta Post and the most dominant type of figurative
lexicon found was simile while for the types of
meanings of figurative lexicons found in “feature” of
The Jakarta Post, it was found that there were seven
types of meanings found in “feature” of the Jakarta
Post and the most type of meaning of figurative
lexicons found was conceptual meaning.
