The Comparative Words in the Higher Education Speeches for King Bhumibol the Great

Abstract

The comparative words in the higher education speeches for King Bhumibol the Great that were found by the researcher(s) consisted of five types. The first type was simile. There were comparisons with gods or sacred objects such as holy water and angel. There were comparisons with natural things such as light, candle light, wind, rain, banyan's shade, land, water, fire, sky and trees. There were comparisons with feelings towards things such as the land’s power, winning post and idol. There were comparisons with valuable things such as the golden and glass umbrellas. There were comparisons with appliances such as mas. The second type was metaphor. The king was considered as a virtuous leader of the country with words such as Thammikarat. He was considered as a relative or respectful person such as father and teacher. He was considered as an important part of plants such as taproot. He was considered as a clergy such as monk. He was considered as a powerful thing such as lantern, the land’s power, winning post and light. He was considered as the center of faiths and an important architecture such as pyramid. The third type was metonymy. There were various words such as eye, ear, hand, heart, mouth, foot, life and thumb. The forth type was personification. There was a single word meaning the nature that was “sky”. The fifth type was symbol. He was considered as heart, charisma, prestige, lantern, intelligence, lantern’s light, national idol and the country’s father.