Definition of Terms INTRODUCTION
They are object, image, sense, metaphor, and metonym. Those five terms are essential. Here is the table of their definitions.
Table 1. Terms in Comprehending Metaphor NO
TERMS DEFINITIONS
EXAMPLES 1
Object The item which is described by
the metaphor Rooting out the faults
2 Image
The item in terms of which the object is described
Rooting out the faults rooting up weeds
3 Sense
The „point of similarity‟, which shows in what particular aspects
the object and the image are similar
Rooting out the faults a
To eliminate b
With tremendous personal effort
4 Metaphor The words taken from the image
Rooting out the faults rooting out
5 Metonym A one-word image which replaces
the object, which may later become a dead metaphor
The „fin‟ of a motor cycle
Source: Newmark 1981:85 However, the above mentioned terms are not the only thing which is essential in
understanding metaphor. In further elaboration, Newmark also gives more details about a classification of metaphor.
There are six types of them: dead metaphor, cliché, stock metaphor, adapted metaphor, recent metaphor, and original metaphor. The six of them are
different in a way how they have been used. One important thing to notice is Newmark argues that for cliché and stock metaphor, they do not necessarily need
to be distinguished. It is because they are overlapping, which means they range in common with each other. Many stock metaphors are clichés. That is why, in this
research, they are identified as the same. It means there will be only five types of metaphors employed here.
The table of the five types of metaphor as follows: Table 2. Types of Metaphor
NO TYPES of
METAPHOR EXPLANATION
EXAMPLES 1
Dead Metaphor
Expression which is still metaphorical by nature, but has
been overused that it is commonly no longer perceived
as metaphor Time is running out.
2 Stock or
Cliché Metaphor
A metaphor which has been established that could be
understood easily even without any particular context
You are my breath.
3 Adapted
Metaphor A cultural and historical
metaphor which has been readjusted to a new context
The early bird catches the worm.
a proverb 4
Recent Metaphor
A new metaphor which has been widely used in general
The world is a vampire. “Bullet with Butterfly
Wings”, by Smashing Pumpkins
5 Original
Metaphor A metaphor which is personal or
invented for particular purpose based on certain context
Gregor Samsa turning into in an insect in
Kafka‟s Metamorphosis Compiled from Newmark 1981:86
3. Theory of Translation Strategies
In his book, Newmark states that translation is a craft consisting in the attempt to replace a written message andor statement in one language by the
same message andor statement in another language 1981:7. In making this attempt, there are strategies which are employed. The strategies, in his
explanation, could be categorized as methods and procedures. Methods deal with the whole text while procedures deal with smaller chunks of a text. In this
undergraduate thesis, the concern is only over the methods. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI