IDENTIFYING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES IN THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER

Abstract

The aim of this research are to identify the types and meaning of figurative language that found in the Jakarta Post Newspaper that was published on July, 22-26, 2024. The research used qualitative content analysis. The theory used was from Geoffrey N Leech (1969) about figurative language. Technique collect the data used theory John Creswell (2012). The researcher collected the data by non-participant observation, data was collected through documentation techniques. The research found 45 sentence that used figurative language. The researcher found that the most frequently sentence that used figurative language in the Jakarta Post Newspaper is Metonymy. There are 14 data is classified as the Metonymy. 9 data is classified as the Hyperbole. 8 data is classified as the Synecdoche. 5 data is classified as the Simile. 4 data is classified as the Metaphor. 3 data is classified as the litotes and the least used one was irony, only 2 data is classified as the Irony.