METAPHOR AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF POLITICAL CARTOON IN THE POLITICAL CARTOON COMPILATION BOOK POLITIK SANTUN DALAM KARTUN

This research is entitled “Metaphor and Social Functions of Political Cartoon in the Political Cartoon Compilation Book Politik Santun dalam Kartun”. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. It aims to describe types of metaphor and social functions of the political cartoon in the book Politik Santun dalam Kartun. The results show that types of metaphor, that is anthropomorphic metaphor, animal metaphor, from concrete to abstract metaphor, and synesthetic metaphor are used in the political cartoons. Another type of metaphor, that is plant metaphor, is also found. The social functions carried by the political cartoons in the book are joking, satirizing, and criticizing. In addition, there is also another social function found, namely expressing hope. Metaphor makes every conversation in the political cartoons more expressive to create humor. Moreover, it is also used by the cartoonist for hiding the political cartoons’ social functions.