SIMILE

- Sabtu, 23 April 2016

SIMILE


A simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another. This is usually achieved by the use of the word like or as.

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as”. Therefore, it is a direct comparison.

We can find simile examples in our daily speech. We often hear comments like “John is as slow as a snail.” Snails are notorious for their slow pace and here the slowness of John is compared to that of a snail.

Example :

v  He is as funny as a monkey.
v  The water well was as dry as a bone.
v  He is as cunning as a fox.

v  Wajahmu bagaikan rembulan yang bersinar di malam hari"
v  "Gadis itu bagaikan bunga mawar yang baru mekar"
v  "Persahabatan kami layaknya rantai yang kokoh"
v  "Rambutmu bak mayang terurai"
v  "Engkau laksana bulan yang menerangi kegelapan"


Famous Similes (Examples)
Here are some similes by famous people:
  • A room without books is like a body without a soul.
(Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 BC - 43 BC)
  • Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.
(Credited to English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello)
  • Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little.
(American novelist Edna Ferber, 1887-1968)

Funny Similes (Examples)
Here are some funny similes:
  • He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
  • Duct tape is like the force — it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. (Carl Zwanzig)
  • Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks. (Eric Sevareid)
  • I'm as pure as the driven slush. (Tallulah Bankhead, 1903-1968)
  • Her vocabulary was like, yeah, whatever.

Simile Examples in Literature
Written by Joseph Conrad,

“I would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.”
The lines have been taken from Lord Jim. The helplessness of the soul is being compared with a bird in a cage beating itself against the merciless wires of the cage, to be free.

Function of Simile
From the above discussion, we can infer the function of similes both in our everyday life as well as in literature. Using similes attracts the attention and appeals directly to the senses of listeners or readers encouraging their imagination to comprehend what is being communicated. In addition, it inspires life-like quality in our daily talks and in the characters of fiction or poetry. 
Simile allows readers to relate the feelings of a writer or a poet to their personal experiences. Therefore, the use of similes makes it easier for the readers to understand the subject matter of a literary text, which may have been otherwise too demanding to be comprehended. Like metaphors, similes also offer variety in our ways of thinking and offers new perspectives of viewing the world.




METAPHORE

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METAPHORE


Simple Definition of metaphor
  •  a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show    or suggest that they are similar
  • an object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else
Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics

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.

Example :

v 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)

v 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.)

v Broken heart/Patah hati – hati tidak benar-benar pecah berkeping-keping; hanya merasa sakit hati dan sedih. 

v The light of my life/Cahaya kehidupanku – seseorang yang dijelaskan oleh metaphor ini tidak benar-benar memberikan cahaya secara fisik. Dia hanya seseorang yang membawa kebahagiaan atau sukacita. 

v It’s raining men/Hujan pria – Pria tidak benar-benar jatuh dari langit; pada saat itu hanya terlalu banyak pria. 

v Time is a thief/Waktu adalah pencuri – Waktu tidak benar-benar mencuri sesuatu, metaphor ini hanya menunjukkan bahwa waktu berlalu dengan cepat dan hidup kita telah terlewat. 
v  He is the apple of my eye/Dia adalah apel mataku – Ada, tentu saja, tidak ada apel nyata dalam mata seseorang. “Aple” adalah seseorang yang tercinta dan tersayang. 
v Bubbly personality/Kepribadian ceria – Sebuah kepribadian yang ceria bukan berarti seseorang tumpah ruah dengan sesuatu, hanya saja orang itu ceria.

Literary Metaphor Examples

Metaphors are used in all type of literature but not often to the degree they are used in poetry because poems are meant to communicate complex images and feelings to the readers and metaphors often state the comparisons most emotively. Here are some examples of metaphor from famous poems.

“Before high-pil’d books, in charact’ry / Hold like rich garners the full-ripened grain,”

Functions

From the above arguments, explanations and examples, we can easily infer the function of metaphors; both in our daily lives and in a piece of literature. Using appropriate metaphors appeals directly to the senses of listeners or readers, sharpening their imaginations to comprehend what is being communicated to them. Moreover, it gives a life-like quality to our conversations and to the characters of the fiction or poetry. Metaphors are also ways of thinking, offering the listeners and the readers fresh ways of examining ideas and viewing the world.



references :

http://literarydevices.net/metaphor/
http://www.sekolahbahasainggris.com/15-contoh-figure-of-speech-metaphor-dan-pengertiannya/
http://inggrisdasar.blogspot.co.id/2013/05/metafora-metaphor.html



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