d. Hyperbole
Hyperbole takes place in the first position as the most frequent data found in 9 Summers 10 Autumns by appearing 79 times or 30.62 out of the data. In order to
translate hyperbole, literal translation, 32 data out of 79 data, is mostly applied by the translator with the result of the degree of equivalence is fully equivalent. Below are
the examples and the deep explanation of simile which are found in the source novel. SE
: “Aku masih bisa merasakan hangat napasnya di antara daun-daun hijau
yang mulai tumbuh di pucuk ranting .”
TE :
“I can still feel his warm breath among the green leaves that are beginning to grow at the edges of tree trunks
.” Datum No.12: 012Hy-HyLTFE
The example above is categorized as hyperbole. According to the situation
happened in the source novel, the speaker hugs his little friend after he told his past. It makes the atmosphere becomes sad. Because of his little friend’s soft heart, the
speaker can feel sadness and empathy that comes from him. It is exaggerated through their environment which is the green leaves. It shows that the nature also can be part
of their feeling. SE
: “PadasaatLebaran, Ibuselalubertarunguntukmembelikanbajubaruuntuk
kami .”
TE :
“When it was time to celebrate the Eid, Ibu would do everything she could spend the most on each year;
she wouldn’t settle for anything less than the best
for her children.” Datum No.41: 041Hy--MdPE
The underlined expression above shows that his mother always tries her best to get the best for her children. This expression tells the situation where his mother is
trying to buy new clothes that are going to be worn at Eid for her children. Although
her money is limited, she always fights to make her children happy. In the source text, the sense of hyperbole appears. However, in the target text, the sense of
hyperbole is less. It is translated by using modulation. Furthermore, the degree of equivalence shows that the translated expression is categorized as partly equivalent.
SE :“Hatinya retak melihat pemandangan itu.”
TE :
“She was heart broken when seeing me run someone else’s errands. Datum No.104: 104Hy-HyExPE
The example above is categorized as hyperbole since the speaker exaggerates the situation when his mother sees her son works to earn money. It
makes her very sad which means similar to heart broken. The translation technique used by the translator is explicitation. There is additional information taken from
‘pemandanganitu’. The words are translated into ‘seeing me run someone else’s errands’ that emphasize the situation. As a result, the quality of translation product is
considered as partly equivalent.
e. Metonymy
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