THE INTERPRETATION OF METAPHOR FOUND IN 20 SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT
A PAPER
WRITTEN BY
SHELLA DESRIANI REG. NO: 122202046
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN
It has been proved by Supervisor ,
Drs. M. Syafi’i, M.A
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Study, University of North Sumatera in partial Fulfillment of the requirements for DIPLOMA( DIII) in English
Approved by
Head of Diploma III English Study Program
NIP.19521126198112 1 001 Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A.
Accepted by The Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diploma III Examination of English Study Program, Faculty of Culture Study, University of North Sumatera.
The Examination is held on July 2015
Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara Dean,
NIP : 191511013197603 1 001 Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A
Board of Examiner Signature
1. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. 2. Drs. M. Syafi’i, M.A
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, SHELLA DESTRIANI, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education.
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Name : SHELLA DESRIANI
Title of paper : THE INTERPRETATION OF METAPHOR FOUND
IN 20 SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT
Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya
Study Program : English
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Kertas karya ini berjudul The interpretation of metaphor found in 20 songs of
Taylor Swift. Kertas karya ini membahas jenis dan makna metapora dalam lirik
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, the writer would like to thank to Allah SWT who has giving me health, strange, patience all of the blessing, mercy, talent and time, so that i can finish my paper entitled “The Interpretation of Metaphor Found in 20 Songs of Taylor Swift”. During the roccess of finishing this paper, I takes much time and energy to finished this paper. I am also very grateful for the people who support me to finish my paper.
• For my beloved parents, my hero, my father Suherianto Tarigan dan my angel my mother Sulasni, who always give me support, motivation, and prays to finish my paper. My beloved sisters and brothers Putri Amelia Tarigan, Aulia Rahmadania Tarigan, Ibob Bomantara Tariganand Robby Guntara Tarigan who always support me, help me, and sometimes they disturb me. But i know actually they loves me.
• Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, MA as the Head of English Study Program, for encouragements, suggestion, during my years at University.
• My supervisor, Drs. M. Syafi’i, M.A for assistance, guidance, advice, and precious time in giving correcting and criticizing in completing this paper.
• For my reader, Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.HUM for the precious time to read and give the correcting this paper.
• Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the Dean of faculty of culture studies, University of Sumatra Utara
• I would like to thank to all lecturers in Diploma III English Study Program for the knowledge and advice.
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• My beloved bestfriend other, Nurul Fadillah, Titi Habibah, Mai Munah, Cindy farantika, Dewi Lestari,
• My camer comunity, always support me, make me happy, sometimes make me forget about my paper. Love you guyyss
• And all my friends in Diploma III English Study Program 2012 class A and B for their support and all memorable moments we shared together. I will be missing you all.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLERATION ... i
COPYRIGHT DECLERATION ... ii
ABSTRACT ... iii
ABSTRAK ... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vi
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The background of study ... 1
1.2 The Problem of Study ... 5
1.3 The Purpose of Study ... 5
1.4 The Scope of Study ... 6
1.5 The Method of Study ... 6
1.6 The Reason for Choose the Topic ... 6
2. REVEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Metaphor ... 8
2.2 The Fuction of Metaphor ... 11
2.3 The Type of Metaphor ... 12
2.4 Song ... 15
3. THE ANALYSIS 3.1 Simile ... 19
3.2 Personification ... 23
3.3 Hyperbole ... 25
4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion ... 32
4.2 Suggestion ... 32
REFERENCE ... 34
APPENDICE ……….. 35
