The Type of the Research

In identifying the types of figures of speech, the functions, and the process of empowerment reflected in each sentences, the researcher used a table as follows. Table 1: The Types of Figures of Speech, Their Functions, and Steps of Empowerment in Kid President’s Speeches No Code Sentence Figures of Speech Functions Steps of Empowerment Explanation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 a b c d I II III IV 1 S1 00.14 6 c I-II The world needs you to stop being boring. v v v v That expression employs synecdoche because the speaker mentions “the world” to points to humans who are actually only a part of the world. Through synecdoche, the speaker is trying to increase the listeners‟ emotional intensity or awareness of the importance of not being boring. This sentence reflects that the speaker is involved in a crisis. It also shows the listener‟s acting on anger. TOTAL 1 1 1 1 Notes: S1 00.14 6 c I-II : A Pep Talk from Kid President to You minute Types of Figure of Speech Functions Steps of Empowerment 1 : Simile 2 : Metaphor 3 : Personification 4 : Apostrophe 5 : Metonymy 6 : Synecdoche 7 : Allegory 8 : Symbol 9 : Paradox 10 : Hyperbole 11 : Irony 12 : Litotes a : giving imaginative pleasure b : bringing additional imagery c : adding emotional intensity d : saying much in brief compass I : being involved in a crisis or “life transition” II : acting on anger or frustration III : responding to new information IV : building on inherent strengths and capabilities S1 : A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

E. The Technique of Data Analysis

Wiersma 1995: 281 argues that in a research, the process in which the researcher categorizes, describes, and synthesizes the data is called data analysis process. In this research, textual analysis was applied since the researcher referred to the related theories played as the guidance in analyzing the data. To be more specific, the procedures employed by the researcher in analyzing the data are presented as follows: 1. classifying the data based on the types of figures of speech; 2. describing the functions of the figures of speech found in the speeches based on the selected and related theory; 3. classifying each of the data based on the step of empowerment; 4. analyzing and interpreting the data to answer the research problems; 5. reporting the findings in the form of textual description and drew the conclusion.

F. Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness is needed to re-analyze the result of the research so that the knowledge produced in this research can be worth trusted for the readers especially in academic reading. In other words, trustworthiness is important to achieve a trustworthy result of the research and to determine the quality of it. Meanwhile, the quality of a qualitative research is measured through four criteria which are credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability Lincoln and Guba, 1983: 301-328.