Figurative of Speech Used by Batak Toba in Wedding Ceremony in Rantau Prapat

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