An Analysis of Diction in Maya Angelou’s Selected Poem
| Main Author: | Ayuni, Nurfitri |
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| Format: | Report NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://repositori.uin-alauddin.ac.id/16842/1/NURFITRI%20AYUNI.pdf http://repositori.uin-alauddin.ac.id/16842/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This research analyzes diction in Maya Angelou‟s selected poems. This research aimed to find out what are the types of diction used by Maya Angelou in selected poems, they are “Still I rise”, “Touched by an angel” and “Equality” based on the theory of Abrams (1999) for analyzing the types of diction. There are four types of diction according to Abrams: concrete, abstract, denotation, and connotation. Then, the data were analyzed by using qualitative method. This research found concrete diction, abstract diction, denotative and connotative which are presented in seventy-nine (79) data from three poems. The researcher found 9 (nine) types of concrete diction, 21 (twenty-one) types of abstract diction, 41 (forty-one) types of connotative and 8 (eight) types of denotative. Based on the data can be concluded that Maya Angelou mostly using connotative diction in selected poems.