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is agreement between stressed vowels in two words, but not in the following consonants, for example Sharper and garter.
3 Apophasis is statement to explain something, but in fact, it denies something. For example I don’t want to reveal to this forum that you have embezzled a
million rupiahs of state budget. 4 Euphemism
is using of words with good aim to explain something. For example Pass away is a euphemism for ‘die’.
The second is illusion stylistic. It is the first time in talking about comparison or sameness. To compare something to another, it is trying to find sameness between
those things.
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Illusion stylistic can be called Figurative Language. The kinds of figurative languages like personification, hyperbole, simile,
irony, metaphor, and metonymy are the categories of illusion stylistic. Here they are that categories of illusion stylistic:
1. Simile
is the comparison expressed by using of some words or phrases, such as like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems.
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For example: •
She groaned like a wolf. cried hardly The above sentence is a form of figurative language in simile form. The word
‘like’ explains the comparison between human and animal. Where the human has
a same cried like a wolf.
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Gotys Keraf, op.cit, p. 140
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Tom Mc Arthur, The Oxford Comparison to The English Language . New York: Oxford University,
1992, p. 936
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Her eyes are like stars. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in simile form. The word
‘like’ explains the comparison between human and thing. Where the human eyes
have a same light like stars. •
He raced for the goal line like an antelope. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in simile form. The word
‘like’ explains the comparison between human and animal. Where the human
power has a speedy race like an antelope.
2. Metaphor
is language that directly connects seemingly unrelated subjects. It is a figure of speech that connects two or more things. More generally, a metaphor
describes a first subject as being or equal to a second object in some way. Where with few words, emotions and associations from one context are associated with objects
and entities in a different context. It compares two subjects without using like or as.
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For example: •
The king of jungle The above sentence is a form of figurative language in metaphor form. The
word ‘king’ is compared to a jungle. The aim being to describe the king by taking well-known attributes from a jungle.
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George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, Metaphor, London: University Chicago, p. 36
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All the world’s a stage The above sentence is a form of figurative language in metaphor form. The
word ‘world’ is compared to a stage. The aim being to describe the world by taking well-known attributes from a stage.
3. Personification
is consisting in giving the attributes of human being to an animal, an object, or a concept, for instance our scare was increasing when the wind shouted
in the midnight.
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For example: •
McDonald loves everyone. The above sentence is a form of figurative language in personification form.
The above sample explains that the McDonald’s food has the attributes of human being that to love eyeryone.
• The diamonds are jealous of your beauty.
The above sentence is a form of figurative language in personification form. The above sample explains that the diamond has the attributes of human being.
• The wind has hit my check at the beach.
The above sentence is a form of figurative language in personification form. The above sample explains that the wind has the attributes of human being. It can
hit someone like the human.
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Bradford T. Stull, op. cit , p. 35
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4. Apostrophe
