23 Furthermore, even though there were numbers in this research, the researcher did
not focus on them. The numbers only helped the researcher to figure out the figurative language and to find out the types of figurative language that
predominated in t he lyrics of The Script‟s album No Sound without Silence. The
researcher explained the numbers through verbal description. Therefore, this research was a qualitative descriptive analytical research.
B. Research Setting
The researcher used the latest album of The Script band entitled No Sound without Silence. The album was released on 12 September 2014. It consisted of
eleven songs and all of the songs were analyzed. The researcher started collecting data from December 2015 and analyzed them from February 2016 until June
2016.
C. Data Source
The data source of this research was The Script ‟s latest album No Sound
without Silence. The album consisted of new eleven songs. All of the songs in the album were analyzed. The songs were No Good in Goodbye, Superheroes,
It‟s not Right for You, Never Seen Anything Quite like You, Paint the Town Green,
Without those Songs, and Hail Rain or Sunshine which were written by O‟Donoghue, Sheehan, and Barry. Then, Man on a Wire was written by
O‟Donoghue and Sheehan. The next song written by the members of the group band, Andrew Frampton, and Steve Kipner was The Energy Never Dies. Flares
was another song from The Script that was created by those three Irish men and PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
24 Ryan Tedder. The other song entitled Army of Angels was created by
O‟Donoghue, Sheehan, and Frampton Wikipedia.com.
D. Research Instruments and Data Gathering Techniques
The researcher did five steps to gather the data. Firstly, the researcher listened to The Script‟s eleven songs for about five times to gain a deeper
understanding about the meanings of the songs. YouTube and Windows Media Player were used to listen to the songs. Secondly, the researcher searched for the
lyrics of all eleven songs on the internet. The songs were categorized according to the title as seen in Appendix 4.1 - 4.11. Thirdly, the researcher listened to the
songs over and over again while reading the lyrics that were gathered from the internet. The researcher observed and recorded the lyrics. The researcher made
sure that the lyrics gathered from the internet were as the same as the lyrics in the songs. Fourthly, the researcher made a checklist and classified the lyrics
figuratively based on the language used. Lastly, the researcher analyzed the meanings of the lyrics and gave reasons or comments why the certain lyrics are
included in the certain types of figurative language.
E. Data Analysis Techniques
This section aimed to explain the techniques conducted by the researcher in analyzing the data. Firstly, the researcher made an index based on the theories
presented in the previous chapter. Secondly, the researcher categorized the data based on the types of figurative language. This process is also called coding.
According to Croker 2009, p. 51, “coding means to label or give names to
