Figures of speech analysis on emily dickinson's poems a paper

Abstract Yusmiarni, Figures of Speech Analysis on Emily Dickinson's Poems, English Department, Faculty Adab and Humanity, SyarifHidayatullah State Islamic Uhiversity, Jakarta 1428/2007 The research discussed Emily Dickinson poems. Here, the writer studied three poems as the objects of the study, they were: Ifelt a fimeral in my brain and Ifyou were coming in the fall. Figure of speech was used as the theoretical framework of the research. The objeetive of the researeh is to know about kinds of figures of speeeh that utilizes in Emily Dickinson's poems. The writer used deseriptive qualitative to explain about the eontent of the poem. In this research, the writer uses comparative data analysis technique through this teehnique, the writer eompares the relevant theories, which related with figures of speech. At first, the writer focused on the explication then analyzing the figure of speeeh. The goals of the research were to find and understand the meaning figures of speeeh used in the poems. Finally, the writer found hyperbole, simile and personifieation in I felt a ./imeral il1 my brain and hyperbole, allusion, and simile in Ifyou were coming in the fall. The writer expects this study will be useful to the reader who wants to know f'llther about figures of speeeh and it also can give deep understanding about figures of speeeh on Emily Dickinson's poems (lfelt afimeral in my brain and Ifyou were coming in the fall) in English Department, espeeially in the Faeulty of Adab and Humanities Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta