AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN SONG LYRICS OF “4” ALBUM BY BEYONCE

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AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

USED IN SONG LYRICS OF “4” ALBUM

BY BEYONCE

by:

MARTIN CAHYA JAUHARI NIM 201032022

ENGLISH EDUCTION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

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AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

USED IN SONG LYRICS OF “4” ALBUM

BY BEYONCE

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education

by:

MARTIN CAHYA JAUHARI NIM 201032022

ENGLISH EDUCTION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

Dreaming believes, so just believe what we dream

No matter who we are, no matter what we are, but the most important thing is who we

can be

(Beyonce Knowles)

Have big, dream big, think big and know that anything is possible

(Jennifer Lopez)

This skripsi is dedicated to:

♥ His amazing parents (Mr. Sumarsono and Mrs. Agustini)

♥ His beloved brothers

♥ All his loyal friends

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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Martin Cahya Jauhari (NIM: 2010-32-022) has been

approved by the skripsi advisors for the further approval by the Examining Committee.

Kudus, February 2015

Advisor I

Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd. NIS. 0610701000001207

Advisor II

Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd. NIS. 061071000001186

Acknowledged by,

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Dean,

Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. NIP. 19621219-198703-1-015

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Martin Cahya Jauhari (NIM: 2010-32-022) has been

approved by the Examining Committee as requirement for the Sarjana Degree of English

Education.

The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty,

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the writer would like to say thanks to Great God Allah SWT, the lord

of universe for all of mercy the writer got in completing the study in English Education

Department and accomplishing the writer’s skripsi entitled An Analysis of Figurative

Language Used in Song Lyric of “4” Album by Beyonce.

This skripsi is accomplished with so many help of others. The writer realized that

actually he could not complete this skripsi without advice, encouragement, guidance,

suggestion, and support from many people. In this opportunity the writer would like to

express sincere gratitude to:

1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department who

really supports.

3. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd. as the first advisor who give so many correction and

advices in doing this skripsi.

4. Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd as the second advisor who has already approved this

research and given a lot of guidance in writing this skripsi.

5. All of lecturers in English Education Department Teacher Training and Education

Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

6. Hisamazing parents (Mr. Sumarsono and Mrs. Agustini) who have given so much

loves, attention, spirit and pray in finishing this skripsi.

7. His beloved brother who has given support in finishing this skripsi.

8. All of his friends in English Education Department Teacher Training and

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In addition, the writer would like to express his sincerest gratitude to the readers

for some critics and suggestion. The writer hopes this skripsi will be useful for everyone

who concern to the topic.

Kudus, February 2015

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ix ABSTRACT

Jauhari, Martin Cahya. 2015. An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce. Skripsi, English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (1) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, (2) Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd.

Key words : Figurative Language, Song and Lyrics

The language in the song lyrics is more like the language of a poem. One of the things that can make the lyric so powerful is figure of speech. However, a figure of speech is important in making song lyrics, sothat the songs that have been made are interesting and satisfying to sing and hear. Figurative languages are a departure from the ordinary form of expression or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater

effec.Based on the writer’s experience, students of English Education do not understand the meaning of figurative language in a song lyric. It is because they never learn figurative language, although it is taught in school but seems they do not really pay attention about it. The writer thinks that it is very ironic if the Students of English Education as listener cannot understand figurative language used in song.From that description above, the writer wants to help the students of English Education keep at distance from their alienation with the English literature. The writer also hopes the students of English Education know about the expressions or language style that used in song lyrics.

This research has purposes to find out the answer of the statement of the problem. The purposes of this research are: (1) to find out the types of figurative language used in

song lyrics of “4” album by Beyonce. And (2) to describe the meaning of figurative

language used in song lyrics of “4” album by Beyonce.

This research design is a descriptive qualitative research. The data of the research

is type of figurative language used in song lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce, and for the

data source it is taken from all the song lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce, and data

analysis is to explain about some method to do analysis data.

The result of this research shows thatthe total number of types of figurative

language used in the song lyrics of “4” album by Beyonce are 76 types of figurative

language. And the dominant one is symbol, there are totally 20 symbol in the song lyric

of “4” Album. And then there are 13 apostrophe, 9 simile, 8 hyperbole, 5 euphemism, 4 antithesis, 4 chiasmus, 3 anaphora, 3 personification, 2 ellipsis, 2 synecdoche, 1 alliteration, 1 assonance, and 1 oxymoron that is used in the song lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce.

The writer concluded that there are exactly fourteen types of figurative language used in that song lyric, they are alliteration, anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, ellipsis, euphemism, hyperbola, oxymoron, personification, simile, symbol and synecdoche. And those each figurative language has different function and meaning.To interpret the meaning of figurative language we have to consider a few things, as follow: knowing what the author is trying to say, looking for phrases thatthe words have a meaning different from their usual meaning, and figurative language usually brings a

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xi ABSTRAK

Jauhari, Martin Cahya. 2015. Sebuah Analisis Gaya Bahasa yang Digunakan dalam Lirik Lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce. Skripsi, Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (1) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, (2) Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd.

KataKunci : Gaya Bahasa, Lagu dan Lirik

Bahasa dalam lirik lagu cenderung seperti bahasa puisi. Salah satu hal yang dapat membuat sebuah lirik menjadi menarik adalah gaya bahasa. Terlebih, gaya bahasa adalah hal penting dalam pembuatan lirik lagu, sehingga lagu yang telah dibuat menjadi menarik dan puas untuk dinyanyikan dan didengar. Gaya bahasa adalah sebuah susunan dari sebuah bentuk yang sangat menarik dari ekspresi atau ide yang bisa memproduksi sebuah efek lebih bagus. Berdasarkan pengalaman penulis, siswa pendidikan Bahasa Inggris tidak mengerti makna gaya bahasa dalam sebuah lirik lagu. Itu dikarenakan mereka tidak pernah mempelajari gaya bahasa walaupun itu diajarkan di sekolah nampaknya mereka kurang begitu memperhatikan hal tersebut. Penulis berpikir itu sangat ironis jika siswa pendidikan Bahasa Inggris sebagai pendengar lagu tidak memahami gaya bahasa yang digunakan pada sebuah lagu. Dari penggambaran di atas penulis ingin membantu siswa pendidikan Bahasa Inggris agar tetap dekat dengan literatur Bahasa Inggris. Penulis juga berharap agar siswa pendidikan Bahasa Inggris mengetahui ekspresi atau gaya bahasa dalam lirik lagu.

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menemukan jawaban dari rumusan masalah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk menemukan jenis jenis gaya bahasa yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce. Dan (2) untuk menggambarkan makna gaya bahasa yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce.

Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data dari penelitian ini adalah jenis gaya bahasa yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce, dan untuk sumber datanya diambil dari seluruh lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce, dan data analisis adalah untuk menjelaskan tentang beberapa metode yang digunakan untuk menganalisis data.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa jumlah total jenis gaya bahasa yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce ada 76 gaya bahasa. Dan yang paling dominan adalah simbol. Terdapat 20 simbol dalam lirik lagu tersebut. Kemudian ada 13 apostrof, 9 simil, 8 hiperbola, 5 eufemisme, 4 antitesis, 4 kiasmus, 3 anapora, 3 personifikasi, 2 elipsis, 2 sinekdot, 1 aliterasi, 1 asonansi, dan 1 oksimoron yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu pada “4” Album oleh Beyonce.

Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa ada 14 jenis gaya bahasa yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu, itu adalah aliterasi, anapora, antitesis, apostrof, asonansi, kiasmus, elipsis, eufemisme, hiperbola, oksimoron, personifikasi, simil, simbol, dan sinekdot. Dan masing

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii

ABSTRACT ... ix

ABSTRAKSI ... xi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... xiii

LIST OF TABLES ... xvi

LIST OF APPENDICES ... xvii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research ... 1

CHAPTER II:REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Figurative Language ... 7

2.1.1 Definition of Figurative Language ... 7

2.1.2 Kinds of Figurative Language ... 9

2.2 Definition of Song ... 14

2.2.1 Kinds of Song ... 15

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2.4 The Biography of Beyonce ... 19

2.5 Album “4” of Beyonce ... 21

2.6 Review of Previous Research ... 22

2.7 Theoretical Framework ... 23

CHAPTER III: METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ... 24

3.2 Data and Data Source ... 24

3.3 Data Collecting ... 24

3.4 Data Analysis ... 25

CHAPTER IV:FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 The Type of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce ... 26

4.2 The Meaning of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce ... 33

CHAPTER V:DISCUSSION 5.1 The Type of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce ... 54

5.2 The Meaning of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by Beyonce ... 57

CHAPTER VI:CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion ... 69

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REFERENCES ... 72

APPENDICES ... 74

STATEMENT ... 102

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.4 The Table of Analyzing The Types of Figurative Language ... 25

4.1 The Types of Figurative Language Used in Song Lyrics of “4” Album by

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page