- This research was conducted to reveal the metaphors in the ritual speech of Rambu Solo’. The use of this metaphor aims to show the social status of the deceased and their families. This research is a type of qualitative descriptive analysis. The source of the data in this study is the speech or tominaa language used in Rambu Solo’, a funeral ceremony in Toraja-Indonesia. Data is collected with recording techniques, noterecording techniques, and interview techniques. Determination of data used as samples is done purposively or in accordance with research needs. Metaphors contained in Rambu Solo’ ritual speech include (1) Metaphor uses a celestial object (astronomorfik metaphors), (2) Metaphor uses animal (fauna metaphor), (3) Metaphor uses plants (flora metaphor), (4) Metaphor uses jewellery (Jewelry metaphor); (5) Metaphor uses hyperbolic (Hyperbolic metaphor)

Keywords : Metaphors, Rambu Solo’, Ritual Speech, Stylistics, Sociocultural.