Verb Metaphor Preposition Metaphor
16 This approach can help the reader to understand other works of literature,
as well. Since, this approach related to the form which build a literary work, the reader will connect to the structure of literary work itself.In addition, the formalist
approach see a poem or story is not primarily a social, historical, or biographical document; it is a literary work that can be understood only by reference to its
intrinsic literary features that is found in the text itself. Tyson 2011 says that literary text is a complex art object made of language p. 39. Therefore, in order
to understand it, we needed to understand the complex workings of the unique combination of words, the literary devices Figurative language and the
techniques. Moreover, Tyson 2011 in his book Using Critical Theory explains that
when we use this approach, we can begin with the question like “What does the text mean?” p. 39. In this approach, the text itself is the only one place we can
look to find its meaning. Through this approach we can distinguish between literal and f
igurative meaning of a text. For examples the word “Mother” literally means female parent; however the figurative meaning is associated with nurture,
affection and comfort. On 2011, Guerin, Labor, Morgan, Reesman and
Willingham explains that formalist approach is sensitive to the words of the text and all their denotative and connotative values and implications p. 145.