An analysis of simile used by John Green in The Fault in Our Stars and Turtle All The Way Down novel

ENGLISH:

This research aimed to find figurative language commonly used and the implicit meaning of figurative language used by John Green in his novels. Further, this study applied a descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected from two novels entitled The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and then the sentences that indicated simile were analyzed by using the theory proposed by Gorys Keraf. The result shows 36 data of two novels 17 data were found in The Fault in Our Stars and 19 data were found in Turtles All the Way Down. The writer concluded that John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars and Turtle All the Way Down used similes and they drew the characters’ feelings with the various things.

INDONESIA:

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan bahasa kiasan yang umum digunakan dan makna tersirat dari bahasa kiasan yang digunakan oleh John Green dalam novel-novelnya. Selanjutnya, penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan dari dua novel berjudul The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, kemudian kalimat-kalimat yang menunjukkan simile dianalisis dengan menggunakan teori yang dikemukakan oleh Gorys Keraf. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 36 data dari dua novel 17 data ditemukan di The Fault in Our Stars dan 19 data ditemukan di Turtles All the Way Down. Peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa novel John Green The Fault in Our Stars dan Turtle All the Way Down menggunakan perumpamaan dan menggambarkan perasaan karakter dengan berbagai hal.