FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ROBERT FROST POEM STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

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1 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ROBERT FROST POEM STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING BY I GUSTI LANANG BUDI WAHYUDI ENGLISH EXTENSION PROGRAM FACULTY OF LETTERS UDAYANA UNIVERSITY DENPASAR 2011

2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to thank to the Almighty God Ida Sang Hyang Widhi for blessing and giving me opportunity so I am able to finish this paper. I am grateful to Drs. I Ketut Putra, M. Hum. And Drs. I Made Winaya, M.Par. as my first and second supervisor, for all their guidance in the process of writing this paper. My appreciation also goes to Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Bagus Putra Yadnya, M.A. for the guidance, advices and critics during Seminar subject. My gratitude extends to Prof. Dr. I Wayan Ardika, M.A., The Dean of Faculty of Letters, Udayana University, and all of his staff for the facilities during my study. Besides, I also intend to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. I Gusti Made Sutjaja, M.A., the head of Extension Program of English Department, Drs. Yusuf Santoso, M.A. my academic supervisor who has given support and great assistance during my academic years. My appreciation also goes to all to the lecturers of English Department, Udayana University, who have thought and given precious knowledge during my study. Finally, I would like to thank my parents, my sister (Kak Ayu and Yutri), my brother (Kak Made), my wife (Agita) and my daughter (Beiby) for their prayers and endless supports. I thank Robert Frost for the great poem, Ayam, Dedot, Samson, Arya, Uphiel, for the cooperation and information during my Skripsi. Cocot, Adi, for the sharing of knowledge and information during the study and all of the people who has given me great contributions in finishing my study that I cannot mentioned one by one in this paper. i

3 Nevertheless, I do realize this paper is far from being perfect, but I hope that this simple writing gives some benefit to the readers especially for the students of English Department. Denpasar, July 2011 I Gst Lanang Budi Wahyudi ii

4 ABSTRACT The study focuses on the use of figurative language in a poem. The study entitled Figurative Language in Robert Frost Poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening analyze about the types figurative language and their meaning in the poem. This research aims to describe the figure of speech used in Robert Frost s poem. The problem in this research include the following : (1) What kinds of figurative language are poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening? (2) What are the meaning of the figurative language in the poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening?. Figurative language is one of the elements of poetry that serves as the poet s way of expressing the art of his poems and conveying the messages to the readers. It needs a clear understanding of figurative language to know the poet s idea. The poem of Robert Frost s poem were taken primary data in this study namely Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening. The method adopted in collecting the data is documentation and the technique is data analysis. And the method adopted in the analysis is qualitative method to describe each figure of speech to reveal the messages of the poem. The main theory used in the analysis of data is theory of poetry especially that about figurative language proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963). They state that Figurative Language is sometimes called metaphorical language or simply metaphor because its Greek ancestor metepherein means to carry meaning beyond its literal meaning. The finding shows that the types of figurative language found in Robert Frost s poem are including : personification, metaphor, hyperbole, and symbol. These figures of speech are used for make a degree of exaggeration for its hidden idea and to make the language in the poems more beautiful and interesting, so that it can be understood by the readers. Keywords: Poetry, Theme, Figurative Language, Meaning iii

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... i ABSTRACT... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS... iv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Study Problems of the Study Aims of the Study Scope of the Discussion Research Method Data Source Method and Technique of Collecting Data Method and Technique of Analyzing Data... 5 CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW, CONCEPTS, AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1. Review of Literatures Concepts Preliminary Definition of poem Kinds of poem iv

6 Lyric Poem Narrative Poem Dramatic Poem Poetic diction Imagery Sound Understanding Figurative Language Theoretical Framework Simile Metaphor Personification Synecdoche Metonymy Hyperbole Irony Dead Metaphor Allusion Paradox Symbol v

7 CHAPTER III. ANALYSIS OF GERUND AND ITS EQUIVALENT WITH REFERENCE TO MEYER S TWILIGHT AND SARI S TWILIGHT INDONESIAN EDITION 3.1. Identify and Describe of Figurative Language Used in Robert Frost Poem Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Robert Frost Poem CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION 4.1. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY vi

8 This paper is submitted as a partial fulfilment to obtain S1 degree at English Department, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University. Approved by the Examination Board of English Department, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University. Denpasar, July 2011 Chairman, Secretary, Drs. I Ketut Putra, M.Hum Drs. I MadeWinaya, M.Par. NIP NIP