PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THEME IN JOHN MAYER’S SONG LYRICS IN THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ALBUM SEEN FROM THE USE OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By AURELIA REZA HAYUWARDHANI Student Number: 124214033 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THEME IN JOHN MAYER’S SONG LYRICS IN THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ALBUM SEEN FROM THE USE OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By AURELIA REZA HAYUWARDHANI Student Number: 124214033 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 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 “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs” (Qur’an 3: 173) vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For Bapak and Ibuk, “My Lord, forgive my sins and the sins of my father and mother, have mercy on them as they loved me when I was a kid” - Anonymous. For Me, “I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I’m meant to be.. This is me!” – “This is Me” by Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman. For Us, “We have proven that we are a great team. Let’s hold our hands to strengthen each other for future is now” - Aurelia Reza Hayuwardhani viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, the researcher would like to express her gratitude to Allah Azza Wa Jalla for giving such wonderful parents like Bapak Heri Sugianto, S.E. and Ibuk Yuni Purwanti, S.E and things she could not mention one by one. The researcher, then, would like to address her deepest gratitude to her advisor Arina Isti’anah, S.Pd., M.Hum. for the discussion, motivation during the completion of this thesis and becoming her inspiration since the first day of campus. Thus, the researcher would like to thank her co-advisor Adventina Putranti, S.S., M.Hum. for the time in giving constructive suggestions for the betterment of this thesis. The researcher would also like to thank all the academic staff in Sanata Dharma University, especially Mbak Maria Ninik Sumarni for her countless help and support. Then, the gratitute also goes to The Language Institute of Sanata Dharma University, especially the CEIC division fellows for the encouragement and opportunities to develop the researcher’s passions. An abundant thanks goes to Arulta and Katon for being amazing bestfriends. Then, to her 2012 fellows especially Tjia, Eki, Erika, and Dessen. Thanking them probably is not enough. The resarcher just wishes they are granted with countless blessings from God. The last but not least, the researcher would also like to place on record, her sincere gratitude to those who review this thesis as their references in further researches. Aurelia Reza Hayuwardhani ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ...................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL PAGE ........................................................................................... iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ...................................................................................... iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .............................................. v STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ................................................................. vi MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................. vii DEDICATION PAGE ...................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... x LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ xii ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... xiii ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................... xiv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 A. Background of the Study ........................................................................... 1 B. Problem Formulation ............................................................................... 4 C. Objectives of the Study ............................................................................ 4 D. Definition of Terms .................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................ 6 A. Review of Related Studies ...................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ................................................................... 11 1. Semantics ............................................................................................ 11 2. Figurative Language .......................................................................... 12 a. Hyperbole ...................................................................................... 13 b. Personification .............................................................................. 14 c. Paradox ......................................................................................... 15 d. Simile ............................................................................................ 16 e. Metaphor ....................................................................................... 17 f. Idiom ............................................................................................. 19 3. Theme ................................................................................................. 20 C. Theoretical Framework .......................................................................... 21 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ............................................................... 24 A. Object of The Study ............................................................................... 25 B. Approach of The Study .......................................................................... 26 C. Method of The Study ............................................................................. 27 1. Data Collection .................................................................................. 27 2. Data Analysis ..................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS (RESULTS AND DISCUSSION) .................... 32 A. Figurative Expressions in Song Lyrics in The Search for Everything .... 32 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 1. Figurative Expressions Containing Hyperbole ................................... 33 2. Figurative Expressions Containing Personification .......................... 37 3. Figurative Expressions Containing Paradox ...................................... 40 4. Figurative Expressions Containing Simile ........................................ 43 5. Figurative Expressions Containing Metaphor ................................... 45 6. Figurative Expressions Containing Idiom .......................................... 48 B. Themes in Song Lyrics in The Search for Everything ............................ 49 1. Breaking Up ...................................................................................... 50 a. “Breaking Up” Seen Through Hyperbole ..................................... 50 b. “Breaking Up” Seen Through Personification .............................. 53 c. “Breaking Up” Seen Through Paradox .......................................... 56 d. “Breaking Up” Seen Through Metaphor ....................................... 61 e. “Breaking Up” Seen Through Idiom ............................................. 62 2. Questioning Self Identity .................................................................. 63 a. “Questioning Self Identity” Seen Through Hyperbole .................. 63 b. “Questioning Self Identity” Seen Through Personification ........... 64 c. “Questioning Self Identity” Seen Through Paradox ...................... 66 3. Celebrating Love ............................................................................... 68 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 72 REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 74 APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 79 Appendix 1 : Data Coding on The Figurative Expressions and The Meanings of The Expressions ........................................................ 79 Appendix 2 : Themes in The Search for Everything .................................. 87 Appendix 3 : Song Tracklist in The Search for Everything ........................ 90 Appendix 4 : Song Lyrics in The Search for Everything ............................ 90 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF TABLES Table 1 The Table Showing Data