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A Description of Figurative Meaning Found in Michelle Branch’S the Spirit Room Album A DESCRIPTION OF FIGURATIVE MEANING FOUND IN MICHELLE BRANCH’S THE SPIRIT ROOM ALBUM A PAPER WRITTEN BY NOVA SITUMEANG REG.NO. 172202009 ENGLISH DIPLOMA 3 STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2020 Universitas Sumatera Utara . Universitas Sumatera Utara Universitas Sumatera Utara AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I the undersigned NOVA SITUMEANG, hereby declare that I am the sole author of this paper. To the best of my knowledge this paper contains no material previously published by any other person except where due acknowledgement has been made. This paper contains no material which has been accepted as part of the requirements of any other academic degree or non-degree program, in English or in any other language. Signed : Date : August, 2020 i Universitas Sumatera Utara COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : NOVA SITUMEANG Title of Paper : A DESCRIPTION OF FIGURATIVE MEANING FOUND IN MICHELLE BRANCH’S THE SPIRIT ROOM ALBUM Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English language I hope that this paper should be available for reproduction at the direction the Librarian of English Diploma 3 Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara on the understanding that users made aware to their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : August, 2020 ii Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRAK Judul dari kertas karya ini adalah “A Description of Figurative Meaning Found in Michelle Branch’s The Spirit Room Album”. Kertas Karya ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan majas yang ditemukan di dalam lagu-lagu milik Michelle Branch pada Album The Spirit Room. Teknik yang digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan data ini yaitu dengan membaca lirik lagu Michelle Branch yang diambil dari Albumnya yang berjudul The Spirit Room. Berdasarkan hasil temuan yang dilakukan penulis, terdapat 6 jenis majas seperti Metafora, Personifikasi, Simile, Sinekdot, Hiperbola,dan Aliterasi. Pada dasarnya makna dari setiap lirik yang ditemukan dalam album The Spirit Room milik Michelle Branch menggunakan majas yang sebagian besar tentang cinta,termasuk minat cinta,cinta tak berbalas,dan untuk mantan kekasih. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa semua lagu pada album The Spirit Room memiliki lirik dan makna yang dalam. Kata kunci : Album, Deskripsi, Kata Kiasan, Michelle Branch iii Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRACT The title of this paper is “A Description of Figurative Meaning found in Michelle Branch’s The Spirit Room Album”. This paper was aimed to describe the Figurative meaning found in Michelle Branch’s songs in The Spirit Room Album. In this research, the writer used descriptive qualitative method by reading the lyrics of Michelle Branch’s songs in The Spirit Room Album. Based on the results of the description, the writer found 6 Types of Figure of speech such as Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Synecdoche, Hyperbole, and Alliteration. Basically, the meaning of each lyric found in Michelle Branch’s The Spirit Room Album by using Figure of speech are mostly about love, including love interest, unrequited love, and to an ex-boyfriend. The result of the description also show that all songs in The Spirit Room Album has lyric and deep meaning. Keywords : Album, Description, Figurative Meaning, Michelle Branch. iv Universitas Sumatera Utara ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to say thank you to God for giving me the strength to keep going, and also gave me an ability to finish this paper. The author also want to thank who help during write this paper, they are : I would like to thank to Dr. Budi Agustono M.S. as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies. I would like to thank to the Head of Diploma III English Study Program, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. as My supervisor who give me her time to share her knowledge in writing this paper and guidance me to correct this paper during the process of writing I Thank to all lecturers in English Diploma Study Program to share their knowledge, experience, and skills in the process of my study. The most important and precious persons that I can’t live without goes to my amazing parents , Mom and Dad who always support me in every situation and condition,who always support me,motivates me,and there are many things that I can’t mention one by one . To all my brothers Raden, Farel, Gabriel, and Mikhael who always want me to do my best, Here I am. To my bestie , Adelia Fitryani Hutagalung , who always accompany me when the rest of the world walks out. Thank you . v Universitas Sumatera Utara My English Wolves Girls, Mei Winarti Lumban gaol and Lambok Sinaga, There are many dreams that we will pursue after this, Vamos! My favorite football player ever, Alexis Alejandro Sanchez, Thank you for giving a lot of motivation so I can keep going on. Te amo! Big Thanks to my Senior High School Friends who always support each other. It’s time to shine and do our best! Last but not least, Thank you SOLIDAS 2017. It’s such an honor being the part of this class. Hopefully we can achieve something we dreamed of all this time. Thank you to Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch known as Michelle Branch, one of my favorite singer who inspired me to write a paper about her songs and makes me want to learn how to write a song which has good music and meaningful lyric. I thank to Television series, Anime, Cartoon, Football Match and there are so many things I’ve been watching during writing this paper that I can’t mention one by one to entertain me, accompany me when I was bored and gave me a lot of motivation so I can write this paper. Lastly, I thank to the reader for the time to read this paper, I know this paper is still not perfect. I welcome any suggestion about this paper. Medan, August 2020 The Author, Nova Situmeang vi Universitas Sumatera Utara TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ........................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ....................................................................... ii ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... v CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1 1.1.Background of the Study ............................................................................ 1 1.2. Problem of the Study ................................................................................. 3 1.3. Objective of the Study ............................................................................... 3 1.4. Scope of the Study ..................................................................................... 3 1.5. Significance of the Study ........................................................................... 4 1.6. Method of the Study .................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................ 5 2.1.Figurative language .................................................................................... 5 2.2.Types of Figure of speech ........................................................................... 5 2.3. The Purpose of Songwriter using Figurative meaning in their songs ........ 15 2.4. Song Lyric ............................................................................................... 16 2.5. Moral Values ........................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER III.DESCRIPTION OF PAPER TOPIC ...................................... 19 3.1.Types of Figure of speech and the Meaning of Each Lyrics ...................... 19 3.1.1. Metaphor ........................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 Personification ................................................................................... 22 3.1.3 Simile ................................................................................................ 23 3.1.4 Synecdoche ........................................................................................ 24 3.1.5 Hyperbole .......................................................................................... 25 3.1.6 Alliteration ......................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER IV.CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .................................... 27 4.1.CONCLUSION ........................................................................................ 27 4.2. SUGGESTION ........................................................................................ 27 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................ 28 APPENDIX .......................................................................................................... vii Universitas Sumatera Utara CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1.Background of the Study Music is an important part of our life as it is a way of expressing our feelings as well as emotions. Some people consider music as a way to escape from the pain of life. It gives you relief and allows you to reduce the stress. Music is a powerful therapy that will make you calm down and in the moment of joy, it will make you cheerful. There are lots of songwriters who often use figurative language on each of their songs. Without using Figure of speech
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