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Jumat, 08 April 2016
METAPHOR
DEFINISI METAPHOR
Metaphor
is figure of speech which makes an implicit,implied or hidden comparison
between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristic.
Methaphors, like many other figures of speech,are common in every day
conversation.in methaphor, the comparison is drawn between two dissimilar
things.The comparison used in metaphor is direct one, even though it’s not
always so.
Furthermore, a metaphor develops a comparison
which is different from a simile i.e. we do not use “like” or “as” to develop a
comparison in a metaphor. It actually makes an implicit or hidden comparison
and not an explicit one. Metaphors are sometimes constructed through our common
language. They are called conventional metaphors.
Below are some more conventional metaphors we
often hear in our daily life:
·
My brother was boiling mad. (This implies
he was too angry.)
·
The assignment was a breeze. (This implies
that the assignment was not difficult.)
·
It is going to be clear skies from now
on. (This implies that clear skies are not a threat and life is going to be
without hardships)
·
The skies of his future began to darken.
(Darkness is a threat; therefore, this implies that the coming times are going
to be hard for him.)
·
Her voice is music to his ears. (This
implies that her voice makes him feel happy) Examples of Metaphor from Common
Speech
EXAMPLE
OF METAPHOR
·
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
·
It was raining cats and dogs.
·
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
·
People who live in glass houses should not
throw stones.
·
A watched pot never boils.
·
Love is red, red rose
·
Desi is the apple in my eye
So,metaphor
is step for describe of between one something and another .it has copharison between
different something and it has same characteristic.
PART
OF METAPHOR
a. Responsibility
metaphor
Example :I have to
beart the responsibility for this.
b. Idiom
metaphor
Example:give someone a
hand.
c. Relationship
of metaphors
Example:I was very
attached to him.
d. Emotion
of metaphor
Example:it had a huge
impact on them.
REFFERENCES :
Syam ,essy ,2010, introduction
to literature. Pekanbaru : cendikia insani.