Personification and Metaphor Language Styles in the Novel Tentang Kamu by Tere Liye dan Their Potential as Teaching Materials for Writing Poetry in High Schools

Abstract

This study focuses on personification and metaphor language styles. This study aims to (1) describe the personification used by Tere Liye in the novel Tentang Kamu, (2) mention the metaphor or figurative language used by Tere Liye in the novel Tentang Kamu, (3) describe the potential of personification as teaching material for writing poetry. This study applied a qualitative descriptive method that analyzed and recorded personification and metaphor language styles. The research material was from data sources, including words, phrases, sentences, and discourses containing personification and metaphorical language styles from Tere Liye's Tentang Kamu. The source of research material was the first edition of the novel Tentang Kamu by Tere Liye, published by Republika in 2016, with 524 pages. The research topic is the personification and metaphor of the novel Tentang Kamu by Tere Liye. Data collection techniques in this study were documentation and recording techniques. The equivalent method or linguistic reference was used in the data analysis in this study. The technique for assessing the validity of the data in this study was a triangulation of data sources. This study finds 15 personification language styles and 16 metaphor language styles. As for its potential as a teaching material for writing poetry texts in high schools by linking research results with learning outcomes in the independent writing element curriculum, it shows that students can rewrite literary works in the form of poetry.