AN ANALYSIS ON THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ADELE’S SONG LYRICS OF “21” ALBUM
T H E S I S
By: GRANDIS ISTIQOMAH PUTRI 07360239
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2012
AN ANALYSIS ON THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ADELE’S SONG LYRICS OF “21” ALBUM
T H E S I S
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By: GRANDIS ISTIQOMAH PUTRI 07360239
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NOVEMBER 2012
MOTTO AND DEDICATION MOTTO “In this life we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with the great love” –Mother Theresa-
“Bermimpilah maka Tuhan akan memeluk mimpi-mimpimu itu” -Arai (Sang Pemimpi)-
DEDICATION:
I dedicated this thesis to: My beloved parents, My sister and brothers, My Yeobo, And my friends “E class – 2007
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alhamdulillah, this thesis finally could fulfill the expectation of the writer. My greatest thanks to Allah SWT, because of His guidance and merciful the writer finishes her thesis “An Analysis on The Figurative Language in Adele’s Song Lyrics of “21” Album”.
The writer would like to express her deepest gratitude to Dra. Erly Wahyuni,
M.Si, her first advisor and Drs. Imam Mahfudz, her second advisor, for their invaluable guidance, advices and suggestion during the consultation, and their comments and corrections that made this thesis was better.
The special thanks goes to her beloved mother (Saderu Wahyuningsih), Father
(Nur Habib), sister (Ria), brothers (Riza and Rio), Grandparents (Wagimin and
Suratun), uncles, aunties, and all my family for their loves, prays and attentions. And also, special thanks to her beloved spouse (Hermawan) for your love, pray, and support. Sorry about all this bother and upset, khamsahamnida Yeobo . Special thanks also give to her beloved friends (Septian, Shinta, Ratih, Nia, Eva, BQ, Irma,
Hany, BCT 8/124 and all my friends especially class E - 2007) for their cares and supports. Finally, may Allah SWT always bless them all and write their kindness as worship.
Grandis Istiqomah Putri TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL ...... i LEGALIZATION ...... ii MOTTO AND DEDICATION ...... iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT ...... iv ABSTRACT ...... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... vi LIST OF TABLES ...... vii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ...... 1 1.2 Problem of the Study ...... 4 1.3 Purpose of the Study ...... 4 1.4 Significance of the Study ...... 5 1.5 Scope and Limitation ...... 5 1.6 Definition of the Key Terms ...... 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Literature ...... 7 2.2 Song ...... 8 2.3 Lyric ...... 8 2.4 Figurative language ...... 9 2.4.1 Simile ...... 10 2.4.2 Metaphor ...... 10 2.4.3 Metonymy ...... 11 2.4.4 Synecdoche ...... 11 2.4.5 Personification ...... 11 2.4.6 Allegory ...... 12 2.4.7 Allusion ...... 12 2.4.8 Antithesis ...... 13 2.4.9 Euphemism ...... 13 2.4.10 Hyperbole ...... 13 2.4.11 Irony ...... 14 2.4.12 Litotes ...... 14 2.4.13 Paradox ...... 14 2.4.14 Symbol ...... 15 2.5 Meaning ...... 15 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design ...... 18 3.2 Approach ...... 19 3.2.1 Pragmatic Approach ...... 19 3.2.2 Mimetic Approach ...... 20 3.2.3 Objective Approach ...... 20 3.2.4 Expressive Approach ...... 20 3.3 Research Object ...... 21 3.5 Data Collection ...... 21 3.6 Data Analysis ...... 22 CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Findings ...... 21 4.1.1 Figurative Language ...... 21 4.1.1.1 Don’t You Remember ...... 21 4.1.1.2 I’ll be Waiting ...... 22 4.1.1.3 One and Only ...... 23 4.1.1.4 Rolling in the Deep ...... 23 4.1.1.5 Set Fire to the Rain ...... 24 4.1.1.6 Turning Tables ...... 24 4.1.2 Meaning ...... 25 4.1.2.1 Don’t You Remember ...... 25 4.1.2.2 I’ll be Waiting ...... 26 4.1.2.3 One and Only ...... 26 4.1.2.4 Rolling in the Deep ...... 27 4.1.2.5 Set Fire to the Rain ...... 28 4.1.2.6 Turning Tables ...... 29 4.2 Discussion ...... 33 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions ...... 38 5.2 Suggestions ...... 38
REFERENCES ...... viii APPENDIXES ...... ix
LIST OF TABLES
4.1.1 Figurative Language ...... 23 4.1.1.1 Don’t You Remember ...... 24 4.1.1.2 I’ll be Waiting ...... 24 4.1.1.3 One and Only ...... 25 4.1.1.4 Rolling in the Deep ...... 26 4.1.1.5 Set Fire to the Rain ...... 27 4.1.1.6 Turning Tables ...... 28 4.1.2 Meaning ...... 29 4.1.2.1 Don’t You Remember ...... 30 4.1.2.2 I’ll be Waiting ...... 30 4.1.2.3 One and Only ...... 31 4.1.2.4 Rolling in the Deep ...... 32 4.1.2.5 Set Fire to the Rain ...... 33 4.1.2.6 Turning Tables ...... 34
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