Analysis of Literary Style in Some Selected Afan Oromo Novels
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Literary language IS not spontaneous. It involves careful creation of words and
arrangement for effective communication. Stylistics, as a twentieth century
phenomenon, is the study of style used in literary texts and the effect a writer
wishes to communicate to the reader. The analysis is often made for the purpose of
commenting on quality and meaning in a text.
This thesis aims at analyzing the literary styles of four Afan aroma novels: Kuusaa
Gadoo. Dhaamsa Abbaa, Godaannisa, and Gurraacha Abbayaa. The first two novels
are written by Gadisa Biru and the rest are written by Dhaba Woyessa. Each of
them contributed two novels to aroma prose writing. Hence, these novels are
analyzed based on the major stylistic features they exhibit. It is hoped that this
study serves as an input to aroma written literature.
The researcher depends on literary and descriptive methods to undertake the
analysis by employing a comparative approach. Besides, critical survey of library
materials is made to build the related literature.
The thesis has four parts. The first chapter IS the introductory part. It gives
background information on the research. The second chapter is devoted to the
theoretical part that deals with general consideration of stylistics. The third chapter
is concerned with the major stylistic analysis and the last one presents the
conclusion.
The analysis has revealed that simile and personification are dominant figures of
speech. Dhaba used a total of 362 similes in both novels whereas Gadisa employed
only 45. Dhaba is a writer whose preference for simile is so high. He prefers to use
lexical repetition and parallelism. Rhetorical questions are also used as stylistic
effects in the novels. The purposes of the similes in Gadisa's novels involve thematic
preoccupations. Gadisa used 115 proverbs that serve various purposes and many
foreign words are used in Kuusaa Gadoo.
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Analysis of Literary Style