Metaphor in northern dialect literature

Abstract

This study objective is to learn a metaphor in northern dialect literature and analyze "KAO-SAW", created from oral tradition (MUK-KA-BPAA-TA) from the vernacular word-using tactical, in order to make the profound appearances in literature and also leads both readers and audiences to emerge imagination deference in their mind. The metaphor methodology, a high level of language art, is used to compose "KAO-SAW" literature that the writer deploys with word-playing, word-meaning analogies then compounds with various ways of sagacious poetry language. This research is a metaphor literature analysis and a folkloristic study that address in area of belief principles of literature and scripture composing. This research is a metaphor literature analysis and a folkloristic study that address in area of belief principles of literature and scripture composing. In addition, this research will use searching method to study the regulation and category of "KAO" and classify the metaphor methodology in specified area. Subsequently, this research will find the comparative-observation then analyzes and portray with depicting method. Consequently, result of study appears that the prosody of "KAO-SAW" literature can be separated in 3 patterns which are RAI or KAO-THAM, KLONG or KA-LONG and KAO-SAW or KAO-HUM KAO-CHAI. Moreover, the 8 types of metaphor in northern dialect literature of "KAO-SAW and KAO-HUM" portray that using the word-playing method and northern ancient word are the style of composing to perceive literature aesthetics in northern atmospheres and indicates identities of each individual local poets.