Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture, ICOLLEC 2022, 11–12 November 2022, Malang, Indonesia

Research Article

Analysis of Language Styles: Rhetoric and Figurative Language in Makeup Advertisement on Instagram

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-11-2022.2329359,
        author={Saja  Salim and Isti  Purwaningtyas},
        title={Analysis of Language Styles: Rhetoric and Figurative Language in Makeup Advertisement on Instagram},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture, ICOLLEC 2022, 11--12 November 2022, Malang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOLLEC},
        year={2023},
        month={6},
        keywords={language styles advertisement},
        doi={10.4108/eai.11-11-2022.2329359}
    }
    
  • Saja Salim
    Isti Purwaningtyas
    Year: 2023
    Analysis of Language Styles: Rhetoric and Figurative Language in Makeup Advertisement on Instagram
    ICOLLEC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-11-2022.2329359
Saja Salim1,*, Isti Purwaningtyas1
  • 1: Universitas Brawijaya
*Contact email: sajasalim29@student.ub.ac.id

Abstract

Many digital advertisements are featured on Instagram, such as an advertisement for makeup products. One factor that attracts people to purchase makeup products is how the advertisement impression leaves on people. This study attempt to examine the language style, especially rhetoric and figurative of online makeup advertisements on Instagram. The method of this research is the qualitative descriptive method. This study used the theory of language styles proposed by Keraf (2010). The result showed there were five types of rhetorical language styles, alliteration, assonance,asyndeton, polysyndeton, hyperbole, and erotic while the figurative language styles are simile, personification, synecdoche, and metonym. The result shows that some companies use rhetoric and figurative language styles to describe their products' characteristics and produce an emphasize, appealing, and strong impression advertisement. This study attempt to fill the gap by investigating the purpose of using language styles in Instagram advertisements.