A Cognitive Semantic Study of Conceptual Metaphors and Image Schemas in Selected Poetic Texts

Abstract

This study is a literary work that analyzes conceptual metaphors (CMs) in selected poetic texts. It aims at examining the use of metaphorical language to convey meaning and expressing complicated ideas by comprehending CMs and image schemas in poetic texts. The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative approach and applies the main theories of cognitive semantics developed by Evans and Green (2006), CM by Lakoff and Johnson (2008), and image schema by Croft & Cruse (2004) in analyzing data selected from The Manor Garden by Sylvia Plath and Alone by Maya Angelou. The study shows that conceptual metaphors are frequently used. The results also demonstrated that there are many possible source concepts for a target concept