The Importance of Figurative Speech in Teaching Short Story
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Figurative language is significant in the comprehension of any literary text. It affects the understanding of each idea that it reflects. This study aims to:
- Show if there is a difficulty in figurative language through studying short story.
- State which kind of figurative language causes difficulty for EFL University students in studying short story.
The sample of this study is 93 students at the second grade of English Department at Tikrit University in the academic year 2020/2021. The data is gathered using an achievement test to determine students' short story achievement. The test includes two questions with 10 items for each.
Finally, to analyze the obtained data, suitable statistical methods are used to analyze the results of the test. The results revealed that the majority of students face some difficulties in using figurative language through studying short story and metaphor and hyperbole are the most difficult rather than the others.
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