Bahasa Figuratif dalam Pengajaran Kitab Ta’lim Muta’allim di Pondok Pesantren Al Muhammad Cepu

This study investigates figurative language in the teaching activities of Ta’lim Muta’allim classical book used by the Islamic priest at Al Muhammad Cepu Boarding School. The writers regarded the non-literal language or figurative language as scope of study. The researchers choose three teachers (as the chiefs of this boarding school). The writers design this research as descriptive qualitative study. Recording monolog and unstructures interview are considered as collecting data technique. Based on the finding and analysis, the researchers find two finding, as kinds of non-literal language in this teaching activities; metaphor and simile. From 10 findings, the writers confirms 8 metaphor data and 2 simile data.