CAPTION

• Ayu Astuti
• Mellanie Prasticia Y.
• Shella Claudia B.S.
• Tazkia Tiara I.
• Titi
 MIND MAP

Generic Structure of
Caption? What Is Caption?

CAPTION
Languange Feature of Social Function of
Caption? Caption
Types of Caption
 What is Caption?
“ Caption is a short text
located near a picture,
charts, graph, photo or
etc. That used for
explaining or
describing object.
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Then, What’s the function of caption?

To give an important information

about the picture or the charts that
being captioned

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 Generic Structure of Caption

● The Title
● The Lead
● Section Headings

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 Languange Features of Caption

Do Don’t
● Use present tense to describe action in ● Begin the caption with a,an or the

the picture ● Write “from left to right” for identifying

members of group
● Write “From left” for identifying members of
group ● Make a boring caption

● Make a caption that can attract the reader to ● Make a caption that had nothing to do with the
read the article picture

● A caption should complete the picture ● Use “above” or “pictured here”

● Begin the caption with names
 Types of Caption
1. Identification 2. Cutline 3. Summary
It clearly identifies any people in It is about who is doing that It is who, doing what, when,
the photo but do not tell a story. where and why.

4. Quote 5. Group 6. Collection

It is just a quote from the person It Identifies the group as well as Usually this type of caption have
that explain doing what, when, individual member of the group two parts. The first part serves
where, why, how by the who of as an overview of all photos in
the image. the grouping and the second part
for describing each individual
photos
7. Expanded
It is about who, doing what,
when, where, why, how and
quote
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