AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN DEMI LOVATO’S SONGS’ LYRIC IN THE ALBUM DEMI THESIS By Amanda Gabby Frisma Susanti 201010100311075 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER AND TRAINING EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG UNIVERSITY 2014 AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN DEMI LOVATO’S SONGS’ LYRIC IN THE ALBUM DEMI THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education By Amanda Gabby Frisma Susanti 201010100311075 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER AND TRAINING EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG UNIVERSITY 2014 This thesis written by Amanda Gabby Frisma Susanti was approved on 18 July 2014. By: Advisor II Advisor I Laela Hikmah N, M.Ed, M.A Santi Prastiyowati, S.Pd This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education on July 18, 2014 Approved by: Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang Dean, Drs. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes Examiners: Signatures: 1. Santi Prastiyowati, S.Pd 1. 2. Laela Hikmah N, M.Ed, M.A 2. 3. Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M.Si 3. 4. Puji Sumarsono, S.Pd, M.Pd 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah SWT, the Merciful and Charitable, for the guidance, blessing and affection, the writer can finish this thesis. The writer would like to express her deepest gratitude to Santi Prastiyowati S.Pd, her first advisor and Laela Hikmah N, M.Ed, M.A, her second advisor, for their suggestions, invaluable guidance and advice during the consultation period, and their comments and corrections during the completion of this thesis. Finally, a special thank goes to her beloved mother (Endah Widya Yanti), father (Budi Susanto), brother (Bayu Dwi Cahya S.P), sister (Cici Maulidya S), close friends (Rizky Nur Wahyuni and Andianti Ramadhani), my little boy, and B class period 2010 for their encouragement, love, care, and pray so that she can finish this thesis. Malang, Juli 2014 Amanda Gabby Frisma Susanti TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................... ii TABLE OF CONTENT ....................................................................................................... iii CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Study ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study........................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Significance of the Study ................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Scope and Limitation ....................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Definition of Key Terms.................................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ..................................................... 6 2.1 Literature ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.1.1 Narrative text ................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1.1 Novel ................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1.2 Short story ......................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 Drama .............................................................................................................. 8 2.1.3 Poetry .............................................................................................................. 8 2.1.3.1 Song .................................................................................................. 8 2.1.3.2 Lyric .................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Figurative Language ..................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Simile ................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Metaphor ............................................................................................................ 11 2.2.3 Personification ................................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 Allusion .............................................................................................................. 12 2.2.5 Synecdoche ........................................................................................................ 13 2.2.6 Metonymy .......................................................................................................... 13 2.2.7 Irony .................................................................................................................. 14 2.2.8 Hyperbole ........................................................................................................... 14 2.2.9 Symbol ............................................................................................................... 14 2.2.10 Apostrophe ....................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Meaning ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Demi Lovato ................................................................................................................ 18 CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .............................................................. 19 3.1 Research Design ........................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Approach ...................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Research Object ........................................................................................................... 21 3.4 Research Instrument ..................................................................................................... 21 3.5 Data Collection ............................................................................................................ 22 3.6 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ......................................... 24 4.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................................ 24 4.1.1 “Fire Starter” .................................................................................................. 24 4.1.2 “Heart Attack” ............................................................................................... 28 4.1.3 “Made In the USA” ........................................................................................ 29 4.1.4 “Skyscraper” .................................................................................................. 30 4.1.5 “Two Pieces” ................................................................................................. 32 4.1.6 “Warrior” ....................................................................................................... 33 4.1.7 “Without the Love” ........................................................................................ 35 4.2 Discussion .................................................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................................................... 39 5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 39 5.2 Suggestion .................................................................................................................... 40 REFERENCES APPENDICES LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 “Fire Starter” Song Appendix 2 “Heart Attack” Song Appendix 3 “Made In the USA” Song Appendix 4 “Skyscraper” Song Appendix 5 “Two Pieces” Song Appendix 6 “Warrior” Song Appendix 7 “Without The Love” Song LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1.1 Figurative language found in “Fire Starter” ....................................................... 22 Table 4.1.2 Figurative language found in “Heart Attack” .................................................... 26 Table 4.1.3 Figurative language in “Made In the USA” ....................................................... 27 Table 4.1.4 Figurative language found in “Skyscraper” ....................................................... 28 Table 4.1.5 Figurative language found in “Two Pieces” ...................................................... 30 Table 4.1.6 Figurative language found in “Warrior” ............................................................ 31 Table 4.1.7 Figurative language found in “Without the Love” ............................................