Cohesion And Sound Style In Fira Basuki’s Novel Rojak

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the use of language style in the form of cohesion and sound style presented in Fira Basuki's novel Rojak by using stylistic theory. The data of this study were taken from the novel Rojak published by PT. Gramedia Widiasarana in 2004. Using descriptive qualitative, the results of analysis showed that 1) the language style used by the author, namely cohesion and sound style; 2) assonance and onomatopoeic sound styles that were dominant in Fira Basuki's Rojak novel; and 3) the dominant type of cohesion in Rojak's novel was cross-reference.