AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURES OF SPEECHIN EDGAR ALLAN POE’S POEMS

Figure of speech is elements to makes poem beautiful. There are many kinds of figures of speech, for instance metaphor, personification, simile, hyperbole and etc. Because of Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem still rarely to analysis used figures of speech, therefore the researcher chooses three of Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem to analysis. And all of the poems contains of many figures of speech. This research intent in kinds of figures of speech, the dominant figure of speech in every poems and the contribute meaning of figure of speech. This research used qualitative method. The data sampling from Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem, they are: “To One in Paradise, In Youth I have Known One and The Forest Reverie”. The result of the research of the first poem is To One in Paradise. This poem have 27% dominant figure of speech that is hyperbole. And the second poem is In Youth I have Known One. This poem result is 46% which have the simile’s figure. And the last poem is balancing result between personification and simile that is 33%. From this research the researcher conclude that, every poem have figure of speech to make that poem meaningful and beautiful. But, only some figures of speech become the power in every poem. For instance, in researcher result, the power of figures of speech in the first and second poem is hyperbole and simile. And the last poem is two figures of speech that personification and simile. Key words: Poem, Figures of Speech.