the analysis of figurative language found in the song lyrics of justin bieber's album purpose and its

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THE ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FOUND
IN THE SONG LYRICS OF JUSTIN BIEBER’S ALBUM
PURPOSE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION TO TEACH
LISTENING IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

A THESIS

Submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirement to obtain
SarjanaPendidikan degree at English Education Program of
PurworejoMuhammadiyah University

by
RETNO WULAN SETYONINGRUM
132120035

ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
PURWOREJO MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY
2017
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MOTTOS

Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to
find one good reason why it will.
(Dr. Robert Anthony)

Eat failure, and you will know the taste of success
(Anonymous)

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DEDICATIONS

With the name of Allah SWT, the most gracious, the most merciful. I
would like to dedicate this thesis to the followings:
1. My beloved parents, IbuSolikhah and BapakSumartoyo. Thanks for your
big support, advice, pray, affection and your endless love.
2. My brother, DandiSetiyoko. Thank you for your support and cares.
3. My friends in class A, thanks for all happiness and good memories that we
have made together.
4. All my friends from English Education Program, who can not
mentionedone by one. Thanks a lot for the memory and our togetherness.

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STATEMENT

I who sign below
Name : RETNO WULAN SETYONINGRUM
Student’s Number : 132120035
Department : English Education Program

declare that this thesis is really my own work, not written by anyone else, not a
plagiarism either partially or wholly. Opinions and findings of others contained in
this thesis are cited using the code of scientific ethics.
If it is proved that this thesis is plagiarism, I am willing to take
responsibility legally sued by Purworejo Muhammadiyah University

Purworejo, July 25th 2017
The researcher

RetnoWulan Setyoningrum

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahhirabbil’alamin, praise and thank are for Allah SWT ,the
Almighty and Lord of Universe Who has given the mercy and blessing so that the
researcher is completely able to finish this thesis. Finally, the researcher could
finish in writing this thesis entitled The Analysis of Figurative Language Found in
The Song Lyrics of Justin Bieber’s Album Purpose And Its Implementation to
Teach Listening in Senior High School as a partial fulfillment to obtain Sarjana
Pendidikan Degree English Education Program of Teaching Training and
Education Faculty of Purworejo Muhammadiyah University.
In the thesis, the researcher also realizes that this study will be impossible
to be completed without the participation of all parties who have encouraged and
supported her with help, advice, guidance, and suggestion in conducting the
thesis. She would like to express her deepest gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Drs. H. Supriyono, M. Pd, the Rector of Purworejo Muhammadiyah
University.
2. Yuli Widiyono, M.Pd, as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty of Purworejo Muhammadiyah University.
3. Sri Widodo, S.S, M.Hum, as the Head of English Education Program of
theTeacher Training and Education Faculty of Purworejo Muhammadiyah
University and as The second consultant, thanks for his help, suggestion, and
valuable time in correcting every part of this thesis.
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4. Ismawati Ike N., S.S., M.Hum, as The first consultant, thanks for her
valuable guidance, help,ideas, suggestion, encouragement, motivation and
valuable time incorrecting every part of this thesis with all her patience.
5. All the lecturers in English Education Program of Teacher Traning and
Education Faculty of Purworejo Muhammadiyah University. Thanks for your
dedication to teach the researcher until graduated.

Purworejo, July 25th 2017
The researcher

RetnoWulan Setyoningrum

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ABSTRACT

Retno Wulan Setyoningrum. The Analysis of Figurative Language Found in the
Song Lyrics of Justin Bieber’s Album Purpose and Its Implementation to Teach
Listening in Senior High School. S1 Thesis.English Education Program, Teacher
Training and Education Faculty, Purworejo Muhammadiyah University. 2017.

This is a descriptive qualitative design research. The aims of this study are
to find out the types of figurative language found in Justin Bieber’s song lyrics in
the album entitled Purpose, to find out the meaning of each figurative language
found in Justin Bieber’s song lyrics in the album entitled Purposeand to know
how is the implementation of figurative language in Justin Bieber’s song lyrics in
the album entitled Purposein teaching listening.
In this research, the data are taken from song lyrics in album Purpose by
Justin Bieber. The researcher uses descriptive qualitative research because the
researcher would like to describe the figurative language found in song lyrics in
and to explain the meaning of each figurative language used in song lyrics in the
album entitled Purpose by Justin Bieber. In this research, the researcher used
documentation method to collect the data.
The result of this study shows that there are 9 types of figurative language
on album Purpose by Justin Bieber. Those are 22 similes (30%), 13 metaphors
(17.5), 12 personifications (16%), 8 hyperboles (11%), 6 metonymies (8%), 4
ironies (5.5%), 4 symbols (5.5%), 3 understatements (4%), and 2 imageries (3%).
The most dominant of figurative language that found in Justin Bieber’s album
Purpose is simile. As the result of this research, it is appropriate for the song
lyrics in Justin Bieber’s album Purpose to be applied in teaching listening for
students in eleventh grade in Senior High School.

Keywords: Figurative language, song lyrics, album Purpose, teaching listening

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title …………………………………………………………..…..….………….i.
Approval Sheet …………………………………………………..………… ii
Ratrification Sheet……………………………………………………..…. iii
Mottos ………………………………………………………………….…. iv
Dedications……………………..…….…………………………………..…. v
Statement………………………………………….….………………….…… vi
Acknowladgement………………………………………….…………………. vii
Abstract……………………………………………….…………….…..…….…ix
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………… x
List of Appendices………………………………………….……………… xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION……………………………..……………1… .
A. Background of the Study………………………………1.
B. Identification of the Problems……………………….…3…
C. Limitation of the Problems………………………..……3
D. Statement of the Problems………………….………….4
E. Objectives of the Study……………………………. 4
F. Significance of the Study………………………………4
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE………………. 6
A. Theoretical Review……………………………….……6.
1. Figurative Language………………………….….. 6
2. Types of Figurative Language……………….……7..
a. Imagery…………………………………..….. 7
b. Simile……………………………………….. 8
c. Metaphor……………………………………..9
d. Personification…………………………………10. .
e. Apostrophe……………………………………10
f. Allegory……………………………..…………11
g. Hyperbole……………………………..………11.
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