Compensation Description Translation Techniques

4. Title Writing Techniques

Putra 2010:170 states that “interesting titles are required to attract the attention and interest of the reader ”. The function of the title is to draw attention and to raise the reader ’s curiosity at the same time. The making of the title is not begin at the beginning, before writing the content of the story. The title is made at the end, after the story has been created. Thus, the title can summarize the contents of the overall story and symbolizes the content of the story. Putra proposes six techniques to write an interesting title:

a. Taking the main characters name

Author can just take the name of the character that is written in the story. The example can be seen below: - Ayu Utami: Saman - J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter

b. Combining the main character with a predicate

One of the techniques is to create compelling titles that combine the main characters name with a predicate or a pattern of who + why. The example can be seen below: - Teguh Esha: Ali Topan Anak Jalanan

c. Symbolic

The title symbolizes the essence of the story. The example can be seen below: - Badai Pasti Berlalu - Pelabuhan Hati

d. Alias

While similar to symbolic, a technique called alias is very special. It is named so because it is a nickname or epithet addressing the main character. The example can be seen below: - Sang Nabi or The Prophet is the epithet. This epithet is considered very suitable, strong character, and chosen by Kahlil Gibran for his novel.

e. The essence of the story

An interesting title can be drawn from the essence of the story. The example can be seen below: - Ashadi Siregar take the setting of UGM campus often called kampus biru blue campus, where the budding love between two human beings there to be titled Cintaku di Kampus Biru My Love in Blue Campus.

f. Equation and the beauty of the sound euphony

A writer sometimes create titles based on the equality and beauty of sound euphony. Authors should be able to arrange the words beautifully and imaginatively. The example can be seen below: - Arjuna Mencari Cinta Yudhistira ANM Massardi, who plays the beauty of the sound of a by each word. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI