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CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE STUDY
3.1 Research Design
In research method, library research is used in this thesis. The writer uses library research in applying descriptive qualitative in method of study. Some books
which are related to the topic of this thesis are used. The primary source of the data acquired from the poems entitled The Lady’s ‘Yes’ and How Do I Love Thee?. First,
the writer read the poems as the source of data, the secondary data is drawn from other books as references which are concerned about woman’s passion in literary
works, and some data that found from the internet are also used as the supporting references in finishing this thesis. Data will be collected and selected before it is
analyzed. Finally, the conclusion of the data will be made to support the ideas of the researcher.
In this thesis, the writer used qualitative method since the data is qualitative. The writer uses qualitative descriptive method in process of writing the thesis.
Qualitative descriptive method is a method of analysis by describing and analyzing the data and then giving interpretation and explanation. Sally and James 1989: 414
state qualitative analysis, however, is a systematic process of selecting, categorizing, comparing, synthesizing, and interpreting to provide explanations of the single
phenomenon of interest. These are data that cannot be expressed in number but in sentences.
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The writer will do these following steps to write the thesis.
3.2 Data Data Sources
There are some steps that the writer used in this step. Firstly, the writer read the poems. Secondly, the writer read some articles that related to the poems which
helped the writer to get more information about The Lady’s ‘Yes’ and How Do I Love Thee?. Thirdly, the writer searches some information about woman’s passion in
literary works from article, books, and also internet sites to support the topic of this thesis.
3.3 Data Analyzing
In analyzing the problem of this thesis, the writer combined all the important data that had been collected from many sources. The writer used kind of library
research and applied the qualitative descriptive method to analyze the problem and using theories to analyze to get conclusion.
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Here is the chart for making it easier to understand research design applied in the study:
The Writer Library Research:
The writer use Library Research and qualitative descriptive method
Data: Primary source of the data are the
poems entitled The Lady’s ‘Yes’ and How Do I Love Thee?.
Secondary source of the data are some books that related to the study.
Theory: Conclusion
Theory of L.G. Alexander 1932 and Structuralism Theory 1966.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDING
4.1 Passion to be Loved in
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