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198 Humanities Journal Vol.21, No.1 (January-June 2014)

Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia:

A Study of Figurative Language in Fantasy Films

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Saichai Kirdmongkon

Pataraporn Tapinta 

Abstract

The main objectives of the study are: 1) to identify types of
figurative language that commonly express the fantasy senses in fantasy
films; and 2) to analyze how these figures of speech express those senses
of fantasy. In particular, the two films investigated in this study were Clash of

the Titans and Prince of Persia. This research is based on the frameworks of
figurative language and fantasy senses. Content analysis was applied. The
findings revealed that five common types of figurative language were
metaphor, hyperbole, personification, irony, and repetition. These figurative
devices could express five common fantasy senses in the two fantasy films

including superpower, supernatural theme, universal value, imagination, and
romance (by hero). In sum, the power of the five common figurative devices
could effectively promote the intended fantasy meanings by intensifying the
sensations leading to accurate understanding of the intended messages.

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Graduate Student in English for Specific Purposes Program, Graduate
School, Kasetsart University. E-mail: saijaihs@hotmail.com
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Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of
Humanities, Kasetsart University. E-mail: ptapinta@yahoo.com