Generic Structure of Greeting Cards
Putrawan
(2014: 4) also defines there were four types of figurative language found in
those greeting cards, and they are simile, personification, synecdoche and
hyperbole.
1. Simile
Based on the theory, the meaning of
Simile is a stated of comparison of two dissimilar things introduced by “like”
or “as”.
For
example:
“I love you almost as much as I love
me”
This sentence is called a simile
form because it uses word as. The meaning of this sentence is the sender would
like to compare I love you and I love me, it means that the way of the sender
loves the receiver with the way the sender loves himself/herself.
2. Personification
Based on the theory, the meaning of
Personification is Giving human characteristics to an object, animal, or an
abstract idea, personification is a metaphor, of course, in the sense that
there is an implied comparison between a non human thing and human being.
For example:
“Your friendship makes every a
special day”
This sentence is called a
personification form because the word “makes” shows a human action whereas the
word “your friendship” is an abstract idea. The meaning is the sender wants to
remain his/her friend who is on birthday that friends are very important since
they can accompany them in sad or happy situation.
3. Synecdoche
Based on the theory, the meaning of
Synecdoche is a figure of speech showing the use of part for the whole.
Synecdoche substitutes some significant details or aspects of an experience for
the experience itself.
For example:
“You’ve passed another round of
time”
This sentence is called a
synecdoche because it is using a part for the whole. We can change the sentence
You’ve passed another round of time into You’ve passed another year. The use of
the phrase round of time seems to be more interesting than the use of the word
year. And the meaning is someone passed another year because today just his/her
birthday.
4. Hyperbole
Based on the theory, Hyperbole is a
figure of speech which employs an exaggeration that used for special effect.
For example:
“Today and always you are in my
heart”
The words today and always you are
in my heart is a hyperbole because the words ‘today and always’ means forever,
and it exaggrates how long someone will be in your heart because someday they
will die and they can not be in your heart if you are dead. The words you are
in my heart is a hyperbole form because we can not literally be in someone
heart, the sender just want to the reader know that he/she will always remember
and love her/him.
The Generic Structure of Greeting
Card is actually depended of design form of the card, however, the important
thing of the card is at least it content of some element as below:
1. Receiver
To whom the greeting is sent for.
Write down the name of receiver if it is needed.
2. Body/Content
The body of greeting card usually
consists of interesting words added by substance as the following:
a.
Quote: these words related to the
activity.
b.
Picture: the greeting is inserted with
interesting picture.
c.
Expression: using Congratulation
Expression or Sympathy Expression.
3. Sender
It is better to write down the
sender of the greeting card.
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