SIMILE
Simile is a figure of speech and can
often be exaggerations because this is a way to capture the listener’s
attention. The simile asks us to picture one thing as being similar to another often
using the word like’or the word as . . . to link our pictures in the mind. We can use simile to compare two objects using
“like” or “as”. Dengan mudah kita dapat mengartikan simile adalah ibarat. penggunaan
Simile dengan membandingkan sesuatu hal dengan hal yang lainnya dengan
menggunakan kata penghubung atau kata pembanding. Simile is different with
metaphore,caused by simile showing similiraties between two different objects. Untuk
menyampaikan sesuatu,dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita sering menggunakan simile
untuk dengan mudah menggambarkan sesuatu dan membuat pendengar dengan mudah
memahami objek yang sedang kita jelaskan tersebut,dengan demikian pendengar lebih yakin terhadap suatu
objek tersebut.
Here are Common
patterns for similes, with example sentences, are:
- Something AS adjective AS
something
His skin was as cold as ice.
It felt as hard as rock.
She looked as gentle as a lamb. - Something LIKE something
my love is like a red, red rose.
These cookies taste like garbage.
He had a temper (that was) like a volcano. - Something LIKE something
He eats like a pig.
He smokes like a chimney.
They fought like cats and dogs.
Dari
contoh diatas dapat dilihat bahwa,simile digunakan untuk mengerti kekhasan
sesuatu berdasarkan gambaran dari sesuatu.
And
here are other examples:
a.
as flat as a pancake → it means completely
flat
b.
as sharp as a knife → very sharp
c.
as funny as a monkey → so funny
d.
as slow as a snail → very slow
e.
as brave as lions → very brave
According to all of the
examples we can get the point that simile use as majas yang mempermudah kita
lebih meyakini tentang makna suatu objek.
Thankyou for reading, and never forget
to say Bismillah.
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