The Description of Metaphor in Troye Sivan’s Songs Through Wild Album
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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Universitas Sumatera Utara
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
iii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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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Universitas Sumatera Utara