1.
Metaphor
Metafora (Metaphor) adalah cara untuk menggambarkan
sesuatu dengan menyamakannya dengan sesuatu yang lain. Ini adalah perbandingan
antara dua hal yang berbeda yang memiliki karakteristik penting yang sama.
Misalnya:
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," Freddie adalah pemakan yang ceroboh seperti babi.
Contoh-contoh Metaphor dalam kalimat:
Misalnya:
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," Freddie adalah pemakan yang ceroboh seperti babi.
Contoh-contoh Metaphor dalam kalimat:
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A blanket of snow fell today.
Maksudnya “blanket”
disini bukan sebagai selimut yang sesungguhnya. Karna salju telah menutupi
seluruh permukaan di suatu kota, seperti selimut.
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He was boiling mad.
Maksudnya “boiling”,
seseorang sedang merasa marah yang teramat sangat hingga berada di puncak
emosinya.
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I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Maksudnya “weight
of the world”, dia menyamakan beban yang dipikulnya seberat dunia karena merasa
beban tersebut amat berat untuknya.
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You are my sunshine.
Maksudnya “sunshine”,
dia menyamakan seseorang dengan “sunshine” karna memiliki kesamaan yaitu telah memberi
cahaya dihidupnya.
Contoh
Metafora menurut penggolongannya:
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Metaphors
tentang responsibility
I have to bear the responsibility for this.
The responsibility was weighing on my mind.
I don’t want to be a burden to you.
The responsibility was weighing on my mind.
I don’t want to be a burden to you.
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Metaphors juga
idioms
Spill the beans.
Give someone a hand.
Give someone a hand.
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Metaphors
tentang relationships
I was very attached to him.
She has split up with her boyfriend.
They greeted us warmly.
It was a very stormy relationship.
She has split up with her boyfriend.
They greeted us warmly.
It was a very stormy relationship.
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Metaphors
tentang emotion
The news has hit him hard.
It had a huge impact on them.
He has a fiery temper.
The book was received warmly.
I felt a chill of fear.
She treated us with cool indifference.
The future looks very bright.
The news lifted her spirits.
There’s no point in having these dark thoughts.
They were eaten up with hatred.
Mistrust had poisoned their relationship.
It had a huge impact on them.
He has a fiery temper.
The book was received warmly.
I felt a chill of fear.
She treated us with cool indifference.
The future looks very bright.
The news lifted her spirits.
There’s no point in having these dark thoughts.
They were eaten up with hatred.
Mistrust had poisoned their relationship.
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Metaphors
tentang thought and knowledge
A few doubts remained at the back of my mind.
The thought crossed her mind that he was lying.
I don’t want to put any ideas into your head.
I had already planted the idea in her mind.
It was a carefully constructed theory.
Let me know if you dig up anything about him.
I see what you mean.
They recognized the fact that they needed to improve.
We want to get a range of different views.
He kept us in the dark about his plans.
The thought crossed her mind that he was lying.
I don’t want to put any ideas into your head.
I had already planted the idea in her mind.
It was a carefully constructed theory.
Let me know if you dig up anything about him.
I see what you mean.
They recognized the fact that they needed to improve.
We want to get a range of different views.
He kept us in the dark about his plans.
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Metaphors
tentang place and position
We are in a situation where there are no
real winners.
They found themselves in a very difficult position.
I’ve been caught between a rock and a hard place.
This is a potential minefield for beginners.
You’ve lost me. What do you mean?
I really think you’re barking up the wrong tree.
I found out I’d been taken for a ride.
They met on a rainy day in January.
He lay awake all through the night.
This week’s gone so fast.
One day, in the distant future, I might go and live abroad.
The weeks crawled by until we could meet again.
She didn’t notice the time slipping by.
They found themselves in a very difficult position.
I’ve been caught between a rock and a hard place.
This is a potential minefield for beginners.
You’ve lost me. What do you mean?
I really think you’re barking up the wrong tree.
I found out I’d been taken for a ride.
They met on a rainy day in January.
He lay awake all through the night.
This week’s gone so fast.
One day, in the distant future, I might go and live abroad.
The weeks crawled by until we could meet again.
She didn’t notice the time slipping by.
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Metaphors
tentang journeys and travelling
The baby arrived just after midnight.
They remembered the departed in their prayers.
His life took an unexpected direction.
What’s the best way of doing it?
I’ve tried being reasonable, and I don’t want to go down that road again.
I haven’t yet reached my goal.
I’d like to return to what David was saying earlier.
He always says things in a roundabout way.
The conversation drifted towards the subject of money.
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They remembered the departed in their prayers.
His life took an unexpected direction.
What’s the best way of doing it?
I’ve tried being reasonable, and I don’t want to go down that road again.
I haven’t yet reached my goal.
I’d like to return to what David was saying earlier.
He always says things in a roundabout way.
The conversation drifted towards the subject of money.
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Metaphors
tentang up and down
This is an area of high unemployment.
They had raised their prices to unreasonable levels.
The temperature had been falling steadily all day.
There was a collapse in the price of oil.
It is the true story of a millionaire’s meteoric rise from poverty.
They were downtrodden and oppressed.
She had never wanted to climb the greasy pole of politics.
They look down on everyone who isn’t as rich as they are.
They regarded tradesmen as their inferiors.
I felt as high as a kite.
They seem very down about it all.
They had raised their prices to unreasonable levels.
The temperature had been falling steadily all day.
There was a collapse in the price of oil.
It is the true story of a millionaire’s meteoric rise from poverty.
They were downtrodden and oppressed.
She had never wanted to climb the greasy pole of politics.
They look down on everyone who isn’t as rich as they are.
They regarded tradesmen as their inferiors.
I felt as high as a kite.
They seem very down about it all.
2.
Simile
Simile adalah gaya bahasa
kiasan, dimana suatu keadaan dibandingkan dengan suatu keadaan atau gambaran
lain yang serupa. Biasanya ciri khas simile menggunakan kata
pembanding seperti “like”, “as”, “such as” dan “as if”. Contohnya ,”as hard as
a rock”, “as brave as a lion”, atau “he works hard as if tommorow never comes”.
Jadi,
metaphor dan simile memiliki kesamaan yaitu menggunakan bahasa kiasan untuk
menggambarkan atau menyamakan suatu keadaan dengan keadaan lainnya. Untuk membedakan
nya, ingan kembali ciri khas yang dimiliki kalimat yang menggunakan simile
yaitu menggunakan kata pembanding.
References :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor
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