Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Education (ICLLE-4 2021)

Figurative Language and Rhetoric Structure in Tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata

Authors
Dorra Paramita Kusuma Wardani1, *, Anwar Efendi1
1Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Dorra Paramita Kusuma Wardani
Available Online 3 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211201.010How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Figurative language; Rhetoric structure; Novel
Abstract

Figurative language and rhetoric structure in tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata could be used as the alternative materials of Indonesian Language subject at the twelfth grade of Vocational School. This research was descriptive qualitative research. The data resource was tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata such as the Laskar Pelangi novel, Sang Pemimpi novel, Edensor novel, and Maryamah Karpov novel. The collecting data technique that was used was reading and taking note or library research. The data validation contained of validity and reliability test. The data was described by using content analysis technique. The results of the research were, as follows. First, the figurative languages that were contained in tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata consisted of two figures of speech such as comparing and relating. The genres of the comparingfigure of speech that were found were simile, metaphor, personification, and allegory whereas the genres of the relating figure of speech were metonymy and synecdoche. Besides, the rhetoric structures contained in tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi were repetition, contrast, and other structures. Genres of repetition were the repetition, parallelism, polysyndeton, and asyndeton thus the genres of contrast structure were hyperbola, litotes, paradox and irony. Other structures that were found were rhetoric, climax, anti-climax and antithesis. Based on the data that was analyzed, there were many simile styles. Second, the figurative languages and rhetoric structures in the tetralogy had different functions, so when they were collaborated into one, it would produce a gorgeous work. The function of the figurative languages and rhetoric structures in the tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi was the enrichment of language style that had high quality and quantity, so they could create the esthetic values toward Andrea Hirata’s work. Third, based on the identification results of genre and function of figurative language and rhetoric structure in tetralogy of Laskar Pelangi could be implemented for the materials of novel texts in Indonesian language subject for the twelfth grade students of Vocational School.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Education (ICLLE-4 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
3 December 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211201.010
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211201.010How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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