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2019•REiLA Journal of Research and Innovation in LanguageOpen access

Metaphor and Simile in English Context: Do They Know the Differences?

Agnesia Elvi Wisnita

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The present research tries to explore and find out the students understanding on selected metaphor and simile in English context among University students. This descriptive quantitative research involves 38 english depratment students as it samples selected from two different classes in total. This research was conducted on May, 2019. The instruments used to collect the data were test which consisted of 40 items. The result from the test revealed the understanding on these two topics are fair, metaphor (62,63) and simile (60,92). This data seems showing a clear picture that the students need to improve their knowledge on these topics.

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The present research tries to explore and find out the students understanding on selected metaphor and simile in English context among University students. This descriptive quantitative research involves 38 english depratment students as it samples selected from two different classes in total. This research was conducted on May, 2019. The instruments used to collect the data were test which consisted of 40 items. The result from the test revealed the understanding on these two topics are fair, metaphor (62,63) and simile (60,92). This data seems showing a clear picture that the students need to improve their knowledge on these topics.

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The present research tries to explore and find out the students understanding on selected metaphor and simile in English context among University students. This descriptive quantitative research involves 38 english depratment students as it samples selected from two different classes in total. This research was conducted on May, 2019. The instruments used to collect the data were test which consisted of 40 items. The result from the test revealed the understanding on these two topics are fair, metaphor (62,63) and simile (60,92). This data seems showing a clear picture that the students need to improve their knowledge on these topics.

Key concepts: Simile, Metaphor, Context (archaeology), Test (biology), Literal and figurative language, Linguistics, Figure of speech, Psychology

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