Anachronisms and Examples

In Indonesian, the term Majas we often hear. So many kinds of figure of speech in language Indonesia. Broadly speaking, figure of speech is divided into 4 categories, namely comparison figure of speech, figure of speech of opposition, figure of speech affirmation and figure of speech insinuation. Our topic this time is anachronism figure of speech and its examples which we will discuss in more detail.

Understanding anachronisms

Majas is a beautiful style of language. Anachronism is included in one of the opposition figures of speech. word This anachronism is divided into 2 words, ana which means backwards and chromos means time. So this figure of speech is used to tell something that has happened that has past or historical value. So we conclude that anachronism is a figure of speech that shows style language in the form of disclosure or something that contains discrepancies with the time and events being discussed at that time.

Example of anachronism

The following are examples of anachronisms that can be used as a reference to know more about this figure of speech:

1. Shortly after being born, the baby then talk with his mother. (it is impossible for a baby to talk after birth)
2. Ancient humans wrote in a book made of paper. (At that time, no books were made.) from paper and writing using a leaf or stone base)
3. Colonial era, warrior Indonesia contact each other via cell phone. (At that time there was no cellphone)
4. The victory of the Mughal empire was greeted with dangdut music orchestra. (even though at that time there was no dangdut music orchestra, maybe at that time it was only gamelan)
5. Ballet dancers it was invited by Julius Caesar to enliven the match. (at that time there were no ballet dancers)
6. The Pandavas forgot to turn on GPS when lost in the Wanamarta forest. (even though there was no GPS at that time)
7. After the Bubat war passed, Majapahit sold some of it defense equipment through the official website. (Alutsista is the main weapon system tool and at that time the website did not exist)
8. King Hayam Wuruk bought all the necessities of his palace at mall. (at that time there was no mall)
9. The soldiers of the Singasari kingdom when they were in a state of war often stole the opportunity to call his wife at home. (at that time there was no telephone)
10. Violin what Jaka Tarub played in his old hut was beautiful. (violin era history does not yet exist and what exists is the harp)
11. The heroes before Indonesia's first independence, have announced the news from Internet. (at that time there was no internet)
12. At the time of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, state officials rode mercy at every opportunity. (at that time there was no mercy)

That's a review of anachronism figure of speech along with examples. May be useful.