Theme Reflected Through Metaphors and Idioms in Lecrae’S Song “Background”
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PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THEME REFLECTED THROUGH METAPHORS AND IDIOMS IN LECRAE’S SONG “BACKGROUND” AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By ELISABETH EMMANUELLA INGRACITA HARYADI Student Number: 154214050 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THEME REFLECTED THROUGH METAPHORS AND IDIOMS IN LECRAE’S SONG “BACKGROUND” AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By ELISABETH EMMANUELLA INGRACITA HARYADI Student Number: 154214050 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THIS TOO SHALL PASS vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For Oma, this is for you. For Mama, Daddy, and the whole family, Thank you for the constant support and love. I love you always. -emmaingracita- viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This acknowledgements page is dedicated to all the people who have given me constant support, love, and have helped me through this whole process. First thing first, I thank God for all the love and blessing He has given me and keeping me alive and well through this whole process of writing this thesis. I would also express my sincere gratitude to my thesis advisor, Adventina Putranti, S.S., M.Hum for the help, support, encouragement and care throughout the whole process of writing this thesis. I also would thank Wedhowerti S.Pd., M.Hum as my co- advisor for the help and further advice in completing this thesis. I would also thank my mom, dad, and the whole family for always loving me and supporting me through thick and thin. Thank you for always praying for me and being by my side in every situation. I would not be successful without all of you. Also, I thank you for being the source of strength every time I’m down. Last but not least, for all of my friends and the squad, thank you for being the rainbow in my life. You all bring joy everyday in my university life. This university life becomes meaningful because of you. Once again, thank you for the laughter and the smiles. You guys rock! Elisabeth Emmanuella Ingracita Haryadi ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ..................................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .. vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................... vii DEDICATION PAGE ........................................................................................ viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................ ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................... xii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ xiii ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... xiv ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................. xv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ................................................................................ 1 B. Problem Formulation ...................................................................................... 3 C. Objective of the Study .................................................................................... 3 D. Definition of Term .......................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies ............................................................................. 6 B. Review of Related Theories ........................................................................... 9 1. Theory of Semantics ................................................................................... 9 2. Theory of Idioms ...................................................................................... 11 3. Theory of Metaphor .................................................................................. 12 4. Theory of Theme ...................................................................................... 13 C. Review of Related Background .................................................................... 14 D. Theoretical Frameworks ............................................................................... 15 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 17 A. Object of the Study ....................................................................................... 18 B. Approach of the Study .................................................................................. 18 C. Method of the Study ..................................................................................... 18 1. Data Collection ......................................................................................... 18 2. Data Analysis ............................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ........................ 21 A. The Meaning of the metaphors and idioms found in the song lyrics “Background (ft. Andy Mineo)” by Lecrae. ................................................. 21 1. The Meaning of the Metaphors................................................................. 21 2. The Meaning of the Idioms....................................................................... 35 B. The Theme of the Song ................................................................................. 37 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................... 44 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 45 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................... 48 Appendix: The lyrics of the song ............................................................. 48 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS KJV : King James Version (The Bible) MWD : Merriam-Webster Dictionary NOAD : The New Oxford American Dictionary xii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF TABLES No. Table Page 1. Table 1 The Shared Concept in The Chorus 38 2. Table 2 The Shared Concept in The First Verse 39 3. Table 3 The Shared Concept in The Second Verse 41 4. Table 4 The Shared Concept in The Third Verse 42 xiii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Haryadi, Elisabeth Emmanuella Ingracita, (2019). Theme Reflected through Metaphors and Idioms in Lecrae’s Song “Background”. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. People have many ways to express themselves. They may use poems, songs, short stories, and many other ways to escape reality or share stories through their works. This study focuses on a song. Besides being a medium to express ourselves, a song can also be a medium to communicate with each other since behind most songs there is a meaning behind it. In this analysis, the writer strives to find out the theme, the main idea or message in a literary work, of a rap song, sung by Lecrae, entitled “Background (ft. Andy Mineo)”. This song is unique because it has religious message whereas other rap songs are usually about social ills (party, drugs, alcohol). There are two research questions proposed in this study. The first one is finding the meaning of the metaphors and the idioms found, and the second one is discovering the theme of the song. In this study, the writer utilizes purposive sampling method, which is taking deliberate samples. The approach used is semantic approach. The first step is the attempt to discover the connotative meaning and associative meaning of each line of the lyrics. After finding out the meanings, the second step is the writer seeks to discover the shared concept between the connotative and associative meaning. Lastly, this shared concept is then related line by line to find out the theme of the song, which then serves as the base of discovering the theme. There are twenty one metaphors and four idioms found in the song lyrics. Fourteen metaphors found in the lyrics talk about how powerless the song writer is. Other four metaphors are about how the song writer wants to be a good person. The last three metaphors talk about how powerful God is. In addition, all