Unveiling Similes in Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans

Marlin Steffi Marpaung; Winda Natalya  Sidabalok

doi:10.35974/isc.v11i4.3694

Authors

Marlin Steffi Marpaung Universitas Advent Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-0265
Winda Natalya Sidabalok Universitas Advent Indonesia

https://doi.org/10.35974/isc.v11i4.3694

Keywords:

Classic Fantasy, Homeric or Epic Simile, Mythology, Traditional Rhetoric Simile, Young Adult

Abstract

Similes help set the tone and mood while making writing more vivid, immersive, and engaging for readers. The aim of this research identifies, interprets, and classifies the similes in the Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans. This research seeks to identify and analyze the use of similes in the Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans and classify the type of simile. This study employs a qualitative descriptive methodology. This study gathered the data from Kate O'Hearn's novel the Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans, book 5. The research findings reveal that 20 sentences in the Pegasus and the Rise of the Titans contain similes, with 14 sentences categorized as Traditional Rhetoric similes and 6 classified as Homeric or Epic similes. The data also reveal that there are 7 sentences use "as," 11 sentences that use "like," and 2 sentences that use both "as" and "like" in a single sentence.

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