FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLIC MEANING IN MANGPAPELLAO RITUAL PERFORMED BY ENREKANG (DURI) COMMUNITY = FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLIC MEANING IN MANGPAPELLAO RITUAL PERFORMED BY ENREKANG (DURI) COMMUNITY

This research aims to identify the types of figurative language found in mantra or baca-baca in tradition of Mangpapellao. Besides finding kinds of figurative language in tra-dition of Mangpapellao, the writer also explains the symbolic meaning contained intradition of Mangpapellao.The method used in completing this thesis is a descriptive qualitative method by col-lecting the data through observation and interview. The writer analyzed it through a semantic approach. The result of the data analysis that has been carried out show the tradition of Mangpapellao has been carried out from generation to generation of ancestors and still maintained today, and is form of prayer to Allah SWT so that the souls of people who have died will be accepted by his side. The writer also found that mantra or baca-baca
contain several types of figurative language. There are allusion, alliteration and antith-esis. The writer also found several symbolic meanings in tradition of Mangpapellao.

Keyword : Mangpapellao, figurative language, symbolic meaning