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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN ROBERT FROST’S POEMS
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English
by:
RUDY TRI PAMBUDI A320120109
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
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MOTTO
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DEDICATION
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
In the name of Allah the most gracious and the most merciful, I would like to
say thank to Allah SWT the almighty for mercy and blessing for the writer in
making research paper to fulfill one of requirement for the undergraduate
degree of education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The writer finally completes her research paper entitled “FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN ROBERT FROST’S POEMS”.
Sholawat and salam are also given to our great prophet Muhammad SAW who brought the mankind from the darkness into the lightness. In finishing this
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would like to express her thanks for those who helped him.
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., the Dean of Teacher Training
and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., the Head of English Education Department.
3. Dr. Maryadi, M. A., the first consultant and the inspiring person for giving
his advice, guidance, help, and patience so that this research paper can be
finished as well.
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5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah Ariatmi, M. Hum, as the third consultants who has
examined and correted his research paper.
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7. All the lecturers in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for giving the
writer knowledge, help, and motivation for his research paper.
8. His beloved Dad Sukasno and Mom Mursilah for their exception, love,
support, pray, and advice so that the writer is motivated to finish his
research paper.
9. His beloved brother ( Muhammad Fauzi Aris Setiono and Heri Setyo
Budi) who always gives the writer spirit and love.
10. His beloved sister ( Hasymah Setyaning Tyas).
11. His beloved friends in Departement of English Education. Thank you for
the warm togetherness.
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paper can be useful and give contribution to the other researcher. Wassalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN ROBERT FROST’S POEMS
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini memiliki dua tujuan utama yang diusulkan oleh peneliti, yaitu, (1) untuk mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis bahasa kiasan yang terkandung dalam puisinya Robert Frost dan, (2) untuk mengetahui makna tersirat dari bahasa kiasan yang terkandung di dalam puisinya Robert Frost. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian ini diambil dari puisi karya Robert Frost. Mengenai teknik pengumpulan data, peneliti menggunakan dokumentasi dengan mempelajari secara mendalam tentang puisi-puisi karya Robert Frost. Maka peneliti mengklasifikasikan data ke dalam bahasa kiasan menggunakan teori Perrine Lawrence dan ilmuwan lain yang mendukungnya. Sementara mengenai makna tersirat dari bahasa kiasan yang digunakan dalam puisi karya Robert Frost ini, peneliti menggunakan teori dari Geoffrey Leech tentang jenis makna dan teori ilmuwan lainnya yang mendukungnya. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam puisi karya Robert Frost, ada enam jenis bahasa kiasan yang digunakan yaitu; personifikasi, methapora, simbol, ironi, hiperbola, dan apostrof. Terkait dengan makna tersirat dari bahasa kiasan yang digunakan dalam puisi, peneliti menemukan empat jenis makna tersirat yaitu; makna konseptual, makna konotatif, makna gaya dan makna afektif.
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Rudy Tri Pambudi. A 320 120 109. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN ROBERT FROST’S POEMS. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2016.
This research is aiming on 1) identifying the types of figurative language used in Robert Frost’s Poems. and 2) explaining the implied meaning used in Robert Frost’s Poems.
In this research, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative as the type of the research. The object of the study is figurative language used in Robert Frost’s Poems. The data of this research are four poems that containing figurative language and implied meaning used in Robert Frost’s Poems, there are (1) The Road Not Taken, (2) Stoping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, (3) Tree At My Window, and (4) Wind And Window Flower. The researcher uses documentation to collect the data then coding the figurative language used in Robert Frost’s Poems.
The results show that (1) there are six types of figurative language in Robert Frost’s poems namely: personification, symbol, methapor, hyperbole, irony and apostrophe. There are actually twelve types of figurative language based on Lawrence Perrine’s Theory. However the researcher does not find simile, understatement, allegory, synecdoche, paradox, and metonymy in Robert Frost’s poems. Figurative Language has been mentioned above, there are 37,50% of personification, 29,16% of symbol, 16,66% of methapor, 8,33% of hyperbole, 4,16% of irony, and 4,16% of apostrophe. The amount of data found in Robert Frost’s poems is 24. And (2) The types of implied meaning in Robert Frost’s Poems, there are four types out of seven of the implied meaning in Robert Frost’s Poems namely: connotative meaning, stylistic or social meaning, affective meaning, and conceptual meaning. There are actually seven types of implied meaning based on Goeffrey Leech’s theory. However the researcher does not find collocative meaning, thematic meaning, and reflective meaning in Robert Frost’s Poems. As it has been mentioned above in the table that there are 45,83% of connotative meaning, 37,50% of stylistic or social meaning, 12,50% of affective meaning, and 4,16% of conceptual meaning. The total data are 24 found and analyzed into the types of implied meaning used in Robert Frost’s Poems.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCHMETHOD ... 23
A. Type of the Study ... 23
B. Object of the Study ... 23
C. Data and the Data Sources ... 23
D. Technique of Collecting Data ... 24
E. Technique of theData Analysis ... 24
CHAPTER IVDATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ... 27
A. Data Analysis ... 26
1. The Types of Figurative Language ... 26
2. The Implied Meaning ... 39
B. Discussion of the Finding ... 56
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION ... 61
A. Conclusion ... 61
B. Implication ... 62
C. Suggestion ... 62
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 64
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LIST OF TABLE
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Table 4.1 Types of Figurative Language ... 56
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ABBREVIATION
1. TRNT : The Road Not Taken
2. SBWOASE : Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
3. TAMW : Tree At My Window
4. WAWF : Wind And Window Flower
5. Met : Metaphor
6. Sym : Symbol
7. Iro : Irony
8. Per : Personification
9. Hyp : Hyperbole
