Abstract:
This study deals with figurative of speech used by batak toba in wedding
ceremony in Rantau Prapat. It was aimed to investigate types of figurative of
speech and the most dominant of figurative of speech found in batak tobba
wedding ceremony. This study was conducted by using qualitative descriptive
research. The source of data was interview and video record. Data were analyzed
umpasa-umpasa which contained types of figurative of speech. The result showed
that there were two types of figurative of speech, namely simile, and
personification. It found that there 15 umpasa found in batak toba wedding
ceremony which consisted of 13 (86.67%) for simile, and 2 (13.33%) for
personification.The most dominant of figurative of speech was simile with
number 13 umpasa. It means that every umpasa always as same as with another
thing, such as plant, animal, and everything meaning which could be compared
with our life and real
