Research Instruments The Form and Source of Data
They are ethnography, phenomenology, case study, textual analysis, and applied research. In this research, the researcher applied textual analysis since he referred
to the theories which were presented in the previous chapter to analyze the data. Thus, the theories played as the guidance in analyzing the data. Then, the
techniques of data analysis are presented as follows: 1.
after being collected, the data were categorized into several types of figurative language;
2. the researcher described the lexical and syntactic structures of each
datum; 3.
the researcher analyzed and interpreted each datum to answer the research questions;
4. the researcher reported the findings of the research through textual
description; and 5.
finally the researcher drew the conclusion.
Table 1. The Sample of Data Sheet of Figurative Language, Lexical Structure, and Syntactic Structure
in Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
No. Sentence
Figurative Language Lexical
Structure Syntactic
Structure Explanation
Si m
M tp
Pe r
M tn
Pa r
H yp
Sy n
W rd
Ph r
Cl s
S m
p C
m x
C m
p 1.
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal.
√ N
P √
It is
synecdoche because the word “all
men” actually refers to not only men, but
also all human beings men and women
Note:
Sim : Simile
Mtp : Metaphor
Per : Personification
Mtn : Metonymy
Par : Paradox
Hyp : Hyperbole
Syn : Synecdoce
Wrd : Word
Phr : Phrase
Cls : Clause
Smp : Simple
Cmx : Complex Cmp : Compound