PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MEANING OF LOVE AS SEEN IN JOHN LEGEND’S SONG “ALL OF ME” A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Hani Pertiwi Student Number: 141214137 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI THE MEANING OF LOVE AS SEEN IN JOHN LEGEND’S SONG “ALL OF ME” A SARJANA PENDIDIKAN THESIS Presented as partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education By Hani Pertiwi Student Number: 141214137 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2018 i PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people You save me. 1 Samuel 22: 2-3 iv PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT Pertiwi, Hani. 2018. The Meaning of Love as Seen in John Legend‟s Song “All of Me”. Yogyakarta: English Language Education Study Program. Department of Language and Arts Education. Faculty of Teachers Training and Education. Sanata Dharma University. Love is a strong feeling of affection and sexual attraction for someone. It becomes theme of this thesis. This study analyzes ―All of Me‖, a song written by John Legend. It tells about his love journey with his wife, Chrissy Teigen. The song is a gift for Teigen in their wedding. The aim of this study is to reveal the meaning of love in ―All of Me‖ song. There are two research questions in this study. They are "What kind of love is described in John Legend‘s song entitled ‗All of Me‘?‖ and ―What is the relation between love in the song entitled ‗All of Me‘ and John Legend‘s reality?‖ The researcher uses the library study in conducting this research. The primary data of this study is ―All of Me‖ song. The secondary data are taken from printed books, journals, articles and internet. The theories used are theory of poetry, theory of love, theory character and characterization and theory of poetic devices. The approaches of this study are the formalist and biographical approaches. Based on the analysis, there are two findings. The first one deals with the kind of love in ―All of Me‖. The kind of love in John Legend‘s song ―All of Me‖ is erotic love. The love is full of compliment and exclusive between two people, the speaker and the audience. The second finding deals with the relation between love in the song and John Legend‘s reality. The love in ―All of Me‖ song is his experience to express his feeling. Furthermore, this study provides some suggestions for future researchers and teachers in relation to language teaching using songs. Keywords: All of Me, John Legend, hidden meaning, love. vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRAK Pertiwi, Hani. 2018. The meaning of Love as Seen in John Legend‟s Song “All of Me”. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Sanata Dharma. Cinta adalah perasaan kasih sayang dan ketertarikan seksual yang kuat bagi seseorang. Hal tersebut menjadi tema dalam tesis ini. Studi ini menganalisa ―All of Me‖, sebuah lagu yang ditulis oleh John Legend. Lagu tersebut menceritakan tentang perjalanan cinta dengan istrinya, Chrissy Teigen. Lagu ini adalah sebuah hadiah pernikahan untuk Teigen. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkapkan makna cinta dalam lagu ―All of Me‖. Ada dua permasalahan yang harus dijawab dalam penelitian ini. Permasalahan tersebut adalah "Jenis cinta apa yang digambarkan dalam lagu John Legend yang berjudul 'All of Me'?" dan "Apa hubungan antara cinta dalam lagu berjudul 'All of Me' dan realita kehidupan John Legend?" Studi ini menggunakan studi pustaka. Sumber utama dalam studi ini adalah lagu ―All of Me‖. Sumber lain diambil dari buku, jurnal, artikel dan internet. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori puisi, teori cinta, teori karakter dan karakterisasi dan teori perangkat puitis. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan formalis dan biografi. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, terdapat dua temuan. Yang pertama berhubungan dengan jenis cinta dalam lagu ―All of Me‖. Jenis cinta dalam lagu Jhon Legend berjudul ―All of Me‖ adalah cinta erotis. Cinta tersebut selalu berdampingan dan eksklusif antara pria dan wanita. Temuan kedua berkaitan dengan hubungan antara cinta dalam lagu dan realitas kehidupan John Legend. Cinta dalam lagu ―All of Me‖ adalah pengalamannya yang menunjukkan ekspresinya tentang perasaannya. Lebih lanjut, penelitian ini memberikan beberapa saran untuk peneliti dan guru di masa depan dalam kaitannya dengan pengajaran bahasa menggunakan lagu. Kata Kunci: All of Me, John Legend, hidden meaning, love. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Jesus Christ, for His unconditional love and blessings in my entire life. Without His presence, I would not have been able to finish this thesis. I would like to express my gratitude to my advisor, Laurentia Sumarni S.Pd., M.Trans.St., for her time and patience throughout this thesis writing. Without her guidance and advice, this thesis would never be finished. I would like thank my mother, Selvi Rosana, for her unconditional love, prayer and patience. She is my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassionate love and fearlessness. Then, I would also like to thank my father, Cucun Sumiharja, for his support, love, motivation, and guidance in my whole life. I thank my family for trusting me to pursue my dream. I would like to give special thanks to Maria Vincentia Eka Mulatsih S.S., M.A., for her guidance in this thesis writing. Without her willingness to share her time and knowledge, this thesis would have not been completed. I would also thank Agatha Greis Vita Suroso, S.Pd., and Erni Suryati, S.Pd., for becoming the proofreaders of this thesis. I would like to thank my family in Christ. They are Christ Batara, Margaretta, Putri, Stella, Caca, Tina, Reski, Kevin, Olan, Vanda Laurent, Ruth, Vivien, Ullay and all of God’s Chosen members that I cannot mention one by one. I thank them for always supporting me with prayer, laughter, and tears. I thank them for all life lessons, togetherness and precious time that we spent. I feel blessed. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my closest friends in this college life Vita, Al, Shella, Dian, Danar, Rio, and Herman. I thank them for all the laughter and love that we share together. Moreover, I thank Egy Mauliani Harahap for always accompanying me whenever I need her help. I thank her for her kind heart. ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................... i APPROVAL PAGE ................................................................................................ ii DEDICATION ....................................................................................................... iv STATEMENT OF WORK‘S ORIGINALITY ....................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN ...................................................... vi ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... vii ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................. viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... xi LIST OF APPENDICES ...................................................................................... xiii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 1.1Research background ..................................................................................... 1 1.2 Research Questions ....................................................................................... 3 1.3 Significance of the study ............................................................................... 3 1.4 Definition of terms ........................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...................................... 6 2.1 Review of Related Studies ............................................................................ 6 2.2 Review of Related Theories .......................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Theory of Poetry ..................................................................................... 7 2.2.2 Theory of Love ..................................................................................... 10 2.2.3 Theory of Character and characterization ............................................. 14 2.2.4