Abstract :
This study aims to describe the style of comparative language contained in the
novel Mangir by Pramordya Ananta Toer. The beckground of this research is that in the
novel Mangir uses a lot of language that is comparing sentences with one another, the
novel Mangir is not a novel that contains a narrative and a serial description but a book
about historical drama. The type of research used is qualitative description research. The
data collection technique in research using literature study technique, observation and
recording. Data analysis techniques are carried out by identifying data, data reduction,
classification, interpretation, and data retrieval. The results of this study indicate that, the
style of comparative language in the novel Mangir there are five styles of comparative
language including: parables, metaphors, personification, pleonasms, and anticipation or
prolepsis.
Keywords: Language Style, Novel, Literature.