Figurative Language Used In The Split Movie

Abstract

This article aimed to analyze the figurative language found in a movie script of Shyamalan‘s The Split. This study is based on Perrine's(1977) theory of figurative language to identify the types of figurative language and Leech's(1981) theory of meaning to reveal the meaning contained in figurative language related to the context of multiple identity disorder in The Split Movie. The article used qualitative methods and documentation to reveal the types and meanings of figurative language in the movie. The results of the analysis show that there were seven types of figurative language namely hyperbole, metaphor, paradox, synecdoche, simile, personification, and symbol found in the split movie, which is used by the main character to confirm that each identity is real and exists, and to inform the interlocutor about the arrival of The Beast, the strongest identity.