The Description of Metaphor in Troye Sivan’s Songs Through Wild Album

THE DESCRIPTION OF METAPHOR IN TROYE SIVAN’S SONGS
THROUGH WILD ALBUM

A PAPER

BY
MARTHA CRISTINA GIRSANG
REG. NO. 142202072

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2017

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Supervisor,

Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum

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In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Diploma-III in English Study
Program

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Head of Diploma III English Study Program,

Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis,M.Hum.
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Examination of the Diploma-III English Study Program, Faculty of Culture Study,

University of Sumatera Utara.

The examination is held on July 2017

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Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I am, MARTHA CRISTINA GIRSANG, declare that I am the sole author of this
paper. Except where reference are made in text of this paper, this paper contains
no material published else where or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by
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: THE DESCRIPTION OF METAPHOR IN TROYE
SIVAN’S SONGS THROUGH WILD ALBUM

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ABSTRACT
The paper, entitled The Description of Metaphor in Troye Sivan's Songs Through
Wild Album, makes the type and meaning of metaphor available in Troye Sivan's
song lyrics. In writing this paper, the writer conducted a method of library
research for literature study to collect data information by using several books and
internet related to the problem to analyze the types of metaphors. The writer
collects metaphorical data contained in Troye Sivan's lyrics, selects metaphors in
song lyrics, classifies metaphors into their types, interprets metaphors, and finally

analyzes them for conclusions. The division of this type of metaphor in this paper
refers to two things that will be compared and viewed in terms of figures of
language that divide metaphor into simile, hyperbole, personification and meaning
contained in Troye Sivan's song lyrics in Wild Album. On this album there are 6
songs. In the song, the author found 29 metaphors consisting of 1 simile (17,2%),
13 hyperboles (44,9%), 11 personifications (37,9%). Metaphors in the most
dominant form of hyperbole and followed by personification and simile.

Keywords: Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Simile

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ABSTRAK
Kertaskarya yang berjudulThe Description of Metaphor in Troye Sivan’s Songs
Through
Wild
Album,
inimebuatjenisdanmaknametafora
yang

adapadaliriklaguTroye
Sivan.
Dalampenulisankertaskaryaini,
penulismelakukanmetodepenelitiankepustakaanuntukstudikepustakaanuntukmeng
umpulkan data informasidenganmenggunakanbeberapabukudan internet yang
berkaitandenganmasalahuntukmenganalisistipe-tipemetafora.
Penulismengumpulkan data metafora yang terdapatpadaliriklaguTroye Sivan,
menyeleksimetaforadalamliriklagu, mengelompokkanmetaforakedalamjenisnya,
menginterpretasikanmetafora,danterakhirmenganalisinyauntukdiambilkesimpulan.
Pembagianjenismetaforapadakertaskaryainimengacukepadaduahalyamgakandiban
dingkandandilihatdarisegifigurabahasa yang membagimetaforamenjadi simile,
hiperbola, personifikasidanmakna yang terdapat di liriklaguTroye Sivan
dalamAlbum Wild.Pada album initerdapat 6 lagu.Dalamlagutersebut,
penulismenemukan 29 metafora yang terdiridari 5 simile (17,2%), 13 hiperbola
(44,9%), 11 personifikasi (37,9%). Metaforadalambentukhiperbola paling
dominandandiikutiolehpersonifikasidan simile.
Kata Kunci: Hiperbola,Metafora, Personifikasi, Simile

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the Almighty God, Jesus
Christ for giving me health, strength, and guidance to me so, that I can complete
this paper as one of the requirements to get degree of Diploma English at the
Faculty of Culture, University of Sumatera Utara.

On this occasion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to
appreciation, and love to the dean of Faculty of Culture Study, Dr Budi
Agustono, M.S and the head of Diploma III English Study Program, Dra.
Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum. Then I would like to express my special
gratitude to my supervisor Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M.Hum.Thanks for the
valuable time in giving the correction and constructive critics in completing this
paper.
My deepest gratitude is also due to all lecturers in English Diploma Study
Program for giving me advices and knowledges.
An honorable mention goes to my beloved parents. LimsonGirsangand
Rusmanaida Br Sinaga for the endless support, pray, loves, advices and
financial.

My

special

thanks

are

also

conveyed

to

my

brothersDodyRoyandiGirsang and BobyGirsangandmy sisters RanieGirsang
and LidyaGirsang.
Thanks to my cousins RiaMunthe, MeisaraGirsang, KrisnaGirsang

and VeliGirsang. Thanks for support, advices, motivation, cares and other things
to help me complete my paper.

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Thanks to my lovely friend HiskiaBrahmana, HillerybethSirait, Marisa
Lingga,

ReizaSilviana,

DwiRizkySyahputra,

Julia

Samosir

and

ChristinSiahaan. Thanks for all the time we spend together doing our paper, all

the jokes that light up my days, support, advices, and motivations. Thanks for our
nice friendship.
Thanks

to

my

group

“Navigator

Kampus

Medan”,

NervalusianaSembiring and RenyYessica. Thanks for our nice encounters,
support, advices and motivations.
Thanks to my group “ Elzira Avigail”, kak Ira Elpriana Girsang, Yana
NovalinSiburian, Naomi Simorangkir and SafamaRodearni. Thanks for
support, advices and motivations.
Thanks to my dearest friends in English Diploma 2014, especially from
class B. Thank you for all the time we have filled together. I love you guys.
Thankyou so much for everybody who has been mentioned, be sure that
you will be always remembered forever.

Medan, 15 July 2017
The Writer,

Martha Cristina

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ..........................................................
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ......................................................
ABSTRAK ...........................................................................................
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...............................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................
1.2 Problem of the Stuy ............................................................
1.3 Objective of the Study .......................................................
1.4 Scope of the Study ..............................................................
1.5 Significance of the Study ....................................................
1.6 Method of Study .................................................................

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2. REVIEW AND RELATED OF LITERATURE
2.1 Metaphor………………..................................................... 6
2.2 Classification of Metaphor..................................................... 9
2.3 The Purpose of Metaphor Use............................................. 14
3. DATA ANALYSIS
3.1 Simile………………………............................................... 16
3.2 Hyperbole .......................................................................... 18
3.3 Personification……………………….................................. 22
4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
4.1 Conclusion ............................................................................ 28
42 Suggestion .............................................................................. 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................30
APPENDICES
A. BIOGRAPHY TROYE SIVAN... ...................................................
B. THE SONG LYRICS OF TROYE SIVAN.....................................

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