AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN FORREST GUMP MOVIE: A FORMALISM STUDY

WAHYU, SUNANDAR (2023) AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS USED IN FORREST GUMP MOVIE: A FORMALISM STUDY. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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Abstract

This thesis is entitled “An Analysis of Metaphorical Expressions Used in Forrest Gump Movie: A Formalism Study”. The aims of this research are to find out the types and meanings of metaphors in the script of Forrest Gump. The researcher used formalism study as a theoretical framework to analyze the metaphors. In this research, the researcher applied the descriptive qualitative method. The method used is content analysis, which involves examining the contents of a document. The Forrest Gump film script is the document that means in this study. Based on data analysis conducted on the Forrest Gump film script, it contains 66 expressions from four types of metaphor according to Ullmann's theory, those types of metaphor are consisting of 20 anthropomorphic metaphors, which use of figurative language to give inanimate things or natural events humanlike features, 10 animal metaphors, which depict the relationship between animal traits and human traits or anything closely related to them, 29 metaphors from the abstract to the concrete known as non-physical to physical metaphors, and 7 synesthetic metaphors, which are the combination of different sensory perceptions to provide fresh and compelling descriptions. Based on the findings, the researcher concludes that the type of metaphor that moves from abstract to concrete is the most frequently used. All of these metaphors are meant to convey ideas about humor, hope, life, and other things.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): Metaphor, Movie, Formalism Study, Forrest Gump
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Depositing User: Meike Megawati
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2023 02:59
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2023 02:59
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/41107

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