are literal not figurative. A simile must compare two basically unlike things that are found to be alike.
2.4.2.7 Irony
Irony is a figurative expression which expresses something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. Gray 1984:108 stated, “Irony is a
manner of speaking or writing that is dispread through all kinds of literature. Irony consists of saying one thing while it means another.” Irony is a way of speaking or
writing in which what is meant is contrary to what the words appear to say. From definition above, we can conclude that irony means the fact is
different with what is said. In daily conversation, we found the used of irony. For example, a teacher is angry to his students for coming late. He will say “Oh, you
are arriving here on time, dear. You should directed by our headmaster”. This sentence does not mean the teacher praise or proud of the students by stating the
opposite of what he means. The word ‘on time’ actually refers to its opposite, that is ‘late’. So, the teacher is actually mocking the students by praising them. The
other example, someone says, “This room is very clean” when he enters a very dirty room. The word ‘clean’ actually refers to its opposite ‘dirty’. So the speaker
does not intend to admire the room, but to mock the condition of the room.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
One of the essential parts in scientific research in analyzing the data is to have a method of analysis. In this thesis the writer apply library research which
using written information to support the analysis. As the main object of the analysis, the writer will take the sentences and utterances from the Holy Bible
book Matthew which contains the figurative expressions.
There are some steps which will be taken in doing the analysis. First, the writer will collect the data that is the sentences and utterances that contain
figurative expressions in The Holy Bible book Matthew. Then the second step, the writer will analyze the data based on the semantics theory. Finally, the writer will
make a general conclusion from the analysis.
3.1 Research Design
The study will be conducted with descriptive qualitative approaches. A qualitative approach is defined as a description of observations which is not
ordinarily expressed in quantitative terms. It is not suggested that numerical measures are never used, but that others means of description are emphasized.
Nazir 1998:64 says that descriptive method is a method of research that makes the description of the situation of event or occurrence so that this method only
performs the mere basic data accumulation. Therefore, descriptive design is a research design which is intended only to describe the variable.
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