The Types of Figurative Language Found in Twitter Account "Great Minds Quotes"

Yeri Yerina; Fitrawati Fitrawati

doi:10.24036/ell.v13i1.127481

The Types of Figurative Language Found in Twitter Account "Great Minds Quotes"

Yeri Yerina⁽¹⁾, Fitrawati Fitrawati⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2024 Yeri Yerina

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/ell.v13i1.127481

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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 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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