the imagery analysis

54 Pages·2010·0.37 MB·English

AN IMAGERY ANALYSIS
ON BILLY COLLIN’S POEMS

AANG KURNIAWAN
NIM: 105026000922

English Letters Department
ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH
JAKARTA
2010
AN IMAGERY ANALYSIS
ON BILLY COLLIN’S POEMS
A Thesis
Submitted to Adab and Humanities Faculty
In partial fulfillment of requirements for
The degree of Strata 1.

AANG KURNIAWAN
NIM. 105026000922

English Letters Department
ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH
JAKARTA
2010
APPROVEMENT
AN IMAGERY ANALYSIS ON BILLY COLLIN’S POEMS
A Thesis
Submitted to Adab and Humanities Faculty
In partial fulfillment of requirements for
The degree of Strata 1.

Aang Kurniawan
NIM. 105026000922

Approved:

Drs. H. Abdul Hamid M.Ed
Advisor

English Letters Department
ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH
JAKARTA
2010
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ABSTRACT

Aang Kurniawan, an Imagery Analysis on Billy Collin’s Poems. A Paper, Jakarta:
English Letter Department, Adab and Humanities Faculty, UIN Syarief Hidayatullah,
June 2010.
This thesis concerned about the Imagery explanation and analysis on Billy Collin’s
poems entitles: another reason why I don’t keep a gun in the house, The Art of Drowning
and Flames. The research need several ways to test data and analyzed by using the
collective data in several research sources. The writer uses qualitative method in which he
describes the description of the concept of imagery and other meanings to support and
influence the theme. It is analyzed qualitatively based on the relevant theory of the study.
The writer employs himself to collect data; by reading the text, and marking them to make
easier to analyze. The conclusion of the research is the writer found that the three of Billy
Collin’s poems have given something valuable as information for the people, and the types
of imagery include: Auditory, Visual, Gustatory, and Tactile imageries.

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge
and believe, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor
material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree
or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning, except where due
acknowledgment has been made in text.

Jakarta, June 14 2010

Aang Kurniawan

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LEGALIZATION

The thesis has been defended before the Letters and Humanities Faculty’s examination
committee on June 14 2010. The thesis has already been accepted as a partial fulfillment of
requirements for the degree of Strata 1.
Jakarta, June 14 2010

Examination Committee
Signature Date

Dr. H. M. Farkhan M.Pd (Chair Person) _____________ _____________
NIP. 19650919 200003 1 002
Drs. Asep Saefuddin, M.Pd (Secretary) _____________ _____________
NIP. 19640710 199303 1 006
Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed (Advisor) _____________ _____________
NIP. 150 181 922
Dr. Frans Sayogie, M.Pd (Examiner I) _____________ _____________
NIP. 19700310 20003 1 002
Elve Oktafiyani, M.Hum (Examiner II) _____________ _____________
NIP. 19781003 200112 2 002
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The writer would like to thank Allah SWT the one for a divine gift of grace. He
alone we ask for help, for guidance and everything. He has given the writer many favors.
He has also allowed the writer to finish this paper. It great pleasure for the writer. And May
salutation and benediction be unto the noblest of the last prophet and beloved of Allah,
Muhammad SAW, and May we will always be in the straightway until the end of the world.
This research is presented to the English Department, Faculty of Adab and
Humanities, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta as partial of requirements
for the degree of Strata 1. In finishing this paper, the writer has got some helps and supports
from some people. In these following lines the writer would like to express his thanks to
them who have helped and supported him.
The writer would like to express her special appreciation to:
1. Dr. H. Abdul Wahid Hasyim M.Ag, the Dean of Faculty of Adab and Humanities,
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University.
2. Dr. H. Muhammad Farkhan, M.Pd, the Chairman of the English Letters
Department, Faculty of Adab and Humanities and Drs. Asep Saefuddin, M.Pd, the
secretary of English Letters Department.
3. Drs. H. Abdul Hamid, M.Ed, the writer’s advisor, fully thanks for your advices and
guidance.
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4. All lecturers in English Letters Department who gave the writer knowledge of
English Literature and Islam-studies.
5. His family, especially to her beloved parents; Bpk Sarwani, S.Pd and wife who
always guide him to live the best life to be the useful person to everybody also to
the country. The writer’s beloved brother and sisters. Love you all.
6. His classmate in English Letter Department, especially to his best and beloved
friends Chaezar Iqbal A.A.P, S.S, Ratu Prayuana, S.S, Billy, S.S, Raffli,S.S, Wahyu
Rizki Umbara, S.S. his beloved girl, Lilis Nurhayati, SE.Sy. We have been through
a lot of things together, the ups and down of life. Hopefully the memories are
always in your heart, the continuity of the friendship you wish, and thank you all
deeply for your supports and for helping him in such a way of gratefulness.
7. all of Staff of the UIN’s library who have given him a permission to get the
references in completing his research
Finally, the writer hopes that his research can be useful for himself and for all other
students who do a similar-study. Amen.

Jakarta, June 14 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Approvement.................................................................................................... i
Abstract............................................................................................................. ii
Declaration....................................................................................................... iv
Legalization...................................................................................................... v
Acknowledgement............................................................................................ vi
Table of contents.............................................................................................. viii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study...................................................................... 1
B. Focus of the Study................................................................................ 5
C. Research Question................................................................................ 5
D. Significance of the Research................................................................ 5
E. Research Methodology......................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. The Understanding of Poetry................................................................ 7
B. The Understanding Imagery................................................................. 8
C. Kinds of Imagery.................................................................................. 11
D. Explication............................................................................................ 15
E. Theme................................................................................................... 16

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDING
1. Analysis of “Another reason why I don't keep a gun in the house”
1.1. Explication........................................................................................... 19
1.2. The Theme........................................................................................... 23
1.3. The imagery......................................................................................... 23
a. Auditory Imagery.............................................................................. 24
b. Visual Imagery.................................................................................. 24
2. Analysis of “The Art of Drowning”
2.1. Explication........................................................................................... 25
2.2. The Theme........................................................................................... 28
2.3. The Imagery......................................................................................... 29
a. Visual Imagery.................................................................................. 29
b. Gustatory Imagery............................................................................ 30
3. Analysis of “Flames”
3.1. Explication........................................................................................... 31
3.2. The Theme........................................................................................... 34
3.3. The Imagery......................................................................................... 34
a. Visual Imagery.................................................................................. 34
b. Tactile Imagery................................................................................. 35
c. Auditory Imagery.............................................................................. 36
Table I............................................................................................................... 37

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