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Machines RATM. RATM was known as a band which always dares to speak the truth, speak out against the injustice of government and their agencies and incite the
masses with an anger and vengeance that never seen before. The music of RATM is a fierce and uncompromising, it is meld of funk and inspired to hard rock and
politically charged rap. The members of RATM are Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Brad Wilk, and
Tommy C. Tom Morello was the leader of the band. Tom graduated with honor in 1986 from Harvard University. Before this band formed, Tom and Zack were
concerned about the social issues in United States at their young age and later became socialist rock rap musician.
RATM conside music as a vehicle for social activism, as the lead singer, Zack de la Rocha, espoused: Music has the power to cross borders, to break
military sieges and to establish real dialogue.
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The songs that use the literary language that full of connotative meaning aims to attract the audience so the
messages of the song could be received well.
B. Focus of the Study
Based on the background of the study above, the writer will be focused on analyzing the usage of figure of speech in Rage Against The Machine RATM
songs’ contribution in the building theme.
C. Research Questions
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The writer would like to discuss the problem of the thesis on title “The Analysis of Figure of Speech Contribution in Theme Building within Rage Against
the Machine Songs Lyrics” Bullet in the Head, No Shelter within three questions: 1.
What kind of figure of speech is used in lyric of RATM ? 2.
What are the meanings of the figure of speech used in the context of the song? 3.
What is the contribution of the use of figure of speech in theme building?
D. Objective of the Study
Based on the research questions presented above, the general objective of the study is to achieve comprehensive understanding regarding the use of figure of
speech in building theme of the lyric of Rage Against The Machine. The specific objectives of the research are as follows:
1. To know the kinds of figure of speech commonly used within the lyric of RATM
2. To know the meaning of the figure of speech used in the context of the songs.
3. To know the contribution made by the use of figure of speech in theme building.
E. Significance of the Study
The research has two important significances; they are theoretical and practical significances.
1. The theoretical significances are to enlarge the knowledge of linguistics and
literary study especially stylistics, the linguistics study of style; and to enrich the research of linguistic and literary study therefore it will be more various.
2. The practical significances are to provide further knowledge about figure of
speech and to provide comprehensive understanding about the theme of the lyric.
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F. Research Methodology
This research methodology consists of some important aspects of the research such as the method of the research; technique of data analysis; research instruments;
unit analysis; place and time of the research. 1.
The method of the research In this research, the writer uses content analysis method which concerns
in the effort of extracting and interpreting the theme in the lyric RATM. 2.
Technique of data analysis The verbal data collected from the singles of RATM will be analyzed
qualitatively based on figurative of speech and any related theories or approaches.
3. Research instrument
The instrument of this research is the writer himself as the main instrument in collecting data through many ways such as collecting, reading,
identifying, and giving other important notes the data source. 4.
Unit analysis The unit analysis used in this research is the lyric of RATM taken from
their different singles and different albums Bullet In the Head from their self- titled debut album “Rage Against the Machine” in 1992, and the single No
Shelter from the “Evil Empire” album in 1996.
5. Place and time
The research is conducted in Jakarta.
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