Analysis of Language Style in a Collection of Poems of Incomplete Fairy Tales by Boy Chandra: Stylistic Study

Abstract

This study aims to describe the language style in the collection of incomplete fairy tale poems by Boy Candra which are reviewed from the aspects of sound, word aspect, sentence aspect, and semantic aspect. The research was carried out at the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Gorontalo State University in the year of the research. The research population is all texts in the book Tales of Not Intact by Boy Candra, while the research sample is in the form of books entitled incomplete fairy tales. The research instrument uses the researcher as the main instrument with the help of a data logger card. Data collection is carried out through literature techniques, while data analysis uses an interactive analysis model that includes data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawn. The results of the study showed that language styles based on sound aspects were found as many as 19 data which included rhyme, mesodiplosis, alliteration, and assonance. Based on the word aspect, 11 data were found in the form of simple and communicative diction, emotional diction, and connotative diction. Based on sentence aspects, 22 data were found that included forms of repetition, reversal, and omission. Based on semantic aspects, 56 data were found which included conflict majas, identity majas, and metaphorical majas. The findings of the study show that Boy Candra uses a poetic language style that is simple, modern, communicative, and reflective so that it makes it easier for readers to understand the message conveyed.