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Abstract

This study investigates the figures of speech used in Jane
Austen‟s novel „Pride and Prejudice and the messages implied on them.
The subject is Jane Austen‟s novel „Pride and Prejudice.‟ The data were
collected through several steps; reading, translating, and grouping. The
results show that there are five figures of speech namely; Metaphor,
Hyperbole, Irony, Sarcasm, and Personification found in Jane Austen‟s
novel „Pride and Prejudice.‟

Keywords

Figure of Speech Metahphor Hyperbole Irony Sarcasm Personification

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