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ABOUT HYPERBOLES
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Moh Zaenal Abidin (18381031110)
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INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI MADURA

FAKULTAS TARBIYAH
PRODI TADRIS BAHASA INGGRIS
2018
 Definition of Majas or Language Style

Definition of Majas or Language Style is the use of the wealth of language, the
use of curtain types to obtain curtain, the over all langauage characteristic of a
grow of literrary writers and the typical way of conveying thoughts and
feelings, both verbally and in writing. Majas is a way of presenting oneself in
language.[1]

Majas are devide into several types, namely :

1. Comparative Majors Consisting Of Personification, Depersonification,
Metaphor, Simile, Allegory.
2. The principle of conflict which consists of hyperbole, litotes, antithesis,
paradox, occupation, internal contradiction.
3. Intermediate relation consisting of metonimia, synekdoke, eufinism,
alusi, ellipse, autonomasia.
4. Loop repetition consisting of repetition, parallelism chiasmus, aliteration,
antaclastic,
5. Satire majas consisting of ironi, cynicism, sarcasm.
6. Affirmation majors which consist of pleonasms, climaxes, anticlimax,
rhetoric.

HYPERBOLE
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georys, diksi dan gaya bahasa, jakarta : PT. Gramedia pustaka utama.
Hyperbole is majas that shows something that is excessive in number, size, or
nature. The important thing in Hyperbole is the focus of attention lies in the
impression of the intensity of meaning or hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration
used in writing for effect. A hyperbole is a type of figurative language.
Therefore a hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally.
The word for a second actually expresses a ratio between very short real time,
and the time it feels. Although the time it feels is actually not a second, it can be
one or several hours. In reality, it is not possible in three years to think of just
one thing continuously, until the number of seconds. The form used here is
sinekdoke. The time size stated is far less (in part) than the actual time used
(overall). What is important here is the impression displayed. With the use of
this majas, the intensity of the meaning of language becomes very strong.

Example of Hyperbole
- i’m so hungry i could eat a horse.
This example of hyperbole exaggerates the condition of hunger to emphasize
that the subject of this sentence is, in fact, very hungry.
This person has no intention of literally eating a horse but is trying to
figuratively communicate his hunger using a hyperbole effect.
Hyperboles are commonly used in writing, but they are also frequently used in
everyday language. Some common hyperbole examples include :
- i’m dying of laughter
The subject is not literally dying but is using hyperbole to figuratively
communicate how hard he is laughing.
- I love you to the moon and back.
The subject not literally will go to the moon and come back but, to travel
from earth to moon and return back to earth takes a long time, or can be
assume that love gonna be a long time.

The Importance and Function of Hyperbole

The embellishment that a hyperbole creates brings particular attention to that
thought or idea. Hyperboles are not meant to be taken literally, but stand out
and create emphasis.
Hyperboles, however, should be used sparingly in writing and in speech. The
reason being the intention is to bring attention to particular concept. If
hyperboles are overused, a “boy who cried wolf” situation occurs, and the
hyperbole loses effect.
This is to say, if every sentence were a hyperbole, the audience would not
take the writer or speaker seriously. They would be desensitized to all of the
exaggerations.
However, when a hyperbole is used appropriately, its effect is purposeful
and emphatic, causing the reader to pay attention to that particular point.

Hyperbole Example in Literature

Mark twain wrote in “Old Times on the Mississippi” :
- “i was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking
from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck
out so far”
Twain utilizes hyperbole to explain a state of being. In this excerpt, the
speaker felt incredibly helpless and wracked with nerve. The speakers eyes
were not literally sticking out, but twain uses hyperbole to communicate just
how helpless was the speaker’s state.
Josef conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” utilizes a hyperbole to exaggerate time.
- “i had to wait in the station for ten day-an eternity.”
“ten days” is not literally “an eternity” hwever, for this character, ten days
felt like an incredibly long time, as indicate through the hyperbole.

Summary
What is hyperbole?
 Hyperboles ae used throughout literature, poetry, and even in speech.
What does hyperbole mean? Hyperboles are,
- Extreme exaggerations.
- Used for emphasis/ effect.
- Ffigurative language.
- Used sparingly with purpose.

REFERENCE
- Georys, diksi dan gaya bahasa, jakarta : PT. Gramedia pustaka utama.
- Zaimar, O. K. S. 2002. Majas dan Pembentuknya. Makara. Sosial
Humaniora, 6 (2) : pp. 45-57.
- https://writingexplained.org
- https://literarydevices.net