Metaphors in Pantun for Wedding Ceremony in Malay Langkat Tradition

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the types of metaphor, and explain the use of metaphor types in pantun for wedding ceremony in Malay Langkat Tradition. The metaphor types of this study divided into six types, like: active metaphor, inactive metaphor, asymmetric metaphor, subjective metaphor, dead metaphor, and mimatic metaphor. This study used descriptive qualitative research. The data of this study were collected from clauses in pantun that reflected metaphor. The result of this study showed that there were asymmetric metaphor, dead metaphor, and inactive metaphor. The realization of metaphors in pantun were especially existed in Hempang pintu, Hempang kipas, and Hempang batang.