Focus of the Study Research Question Significance of the Research Research Methodology

B. Focus of the Study

The research focused on imagery elements that construct Billy Collin’s poems, when the imagery element influences the theme of each poem. The poems that will be analyzed are: Another reason why I dont keep a gun in the house, The Art of Drowning, and Flames.

C. Research Question

From the explanation above, the writer wants to propose the questions bellow: 1. What types of imagery are found in Billy Collin’s poem? 2. How does imagery convey the theme of each poem?

D. Significance of the Research

The write hopes the research could increase the knowledge for the readers, especially the poetry lover, how to understand the imagery correlated with the theme in Billy Collin’s poem. Besides, the writer also hopes the research will support the reader to be more interested in poetry itself.

E. Research Methodology

1. The Objective of the Research: Related to the research question above, this research intends: a. To describe about the content of imagery found in Billy Collin’s poems. b. To know the effect of imagery that can refer to the theme. 2. The Method of the Research This study uses qualitative method with descriptive analysis by explicating of the poems and analyzing the imagery. Then, the writer connects to the theme in each Billy Collin’s poem. The selected poems are: Another reason why I dont keep a gun in the house, The Art of Drowning, and Flames. 3. Technique of Data Analysis The writer uses descriptive analysis technique which is supported by the relevant theory. To analyze the data, this research uses the following steps: a. Reading all the content of text of poetry. b. Explicating the poetry in detail. c. Signing up the words which have imagery element. d. Analyzing the collected data, and then proposing the suitable theme. e. Writing a report of the study. 4. Instrument of the Research The instrument of the research is the writer himself through reading and marking the data which contain imagery and the theme in Billy Collin’s poem. 5. Unit of Analysis The analysis unit of the research is three poems by Billy Collin. They are: Another reason why I dont keep a gun in the house, The Art of Drowning is his fifth book of poetry Series publication prize, Copyright © 1995 by the University of Pittsburgh Press, and Flames. 6. Time and Place The research conducted in the eighth semesters of years 20092010 and took place in Jakarta.

CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK