Abstract:One of the interesting things about poems is that they are rich in metaphors. In addition to beautifying expressions in literary works, metaphors have a function to enhance imagination. Rendra was known as a poet who was good at building metaphors in his poems. The purpose of this paper was to describe the influence of biblical metaphors on Rendra's poetry works, especially animal metaphors. The approach used in this study was an intertextuality approach in the perspective of Gerald Genette and Michael Riffate… Show more
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