figurative language in the fault in our star movie script

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THE FAULT IN OUR
STAR MOVIE SCRIPT
GUSTI AYU MARCELA DEWI
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF ARTS
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
2016
ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise God, I would like to say thanks to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, the
almighty God, for His precious blessing and miracles, I could finished my study
properly.
There are a lot of people who have contributed much along the entire
process of writing up of this work. Therefore, I would like to express my sincere
thanks and gratitude to:
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dean Faculty of Arts, Prof.
Dr. Ni Luh Sutjiati Beratha, M.A, and Dr. Ida Ayu Made Puspani, M.Hum as the
Head of Non-Regular Program in English Department, to my academic counselor,
Dr. Ni Luh Nyoman Seri Malini, S.S, M.Hum for their hospitality and
cooperation.
I would like also to express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dr. I Nengah
Sudipa, M.A. and Sang Ayu Isnu Maharani, S.S., M.Hum, my first and second
supervisors respectively who have imparted valuable input, ideas and insight for
the completion of this work. Their constant encouragement and motivations have
made me feel more motivated to finalize my work.
My deepest and heartfelt thanks should be addressed to all lecturers of the
English Department for the generous and precious knowledge imparted to me
throughout my years of study at the department.
My sincere gratitude also dedicated to my best friends, Ika Mandala, Ugek
Ica, Adhit Dhanan, Luke Benny, Dian Megayani, Wulan Astarini, Sintha, Intan,
iii Satya, Rhardian, Firda, Dersen, Haryati, to my cousins Eva Janawati, Devi Gitari,
Indriani P., also addressed to all my lovely classmates I could not mention one by
one. We shared our happiness, sadness and laughs together. I could not pour in all
of it in this paper. Thank you so much for being rainbow in my sky of life.
My sincere gratitude and appreciation also delivers to all staffs in English
Department, Regular and Non Regular Program, Bli Komang, Mbok Aris, Bli
Wayan and all the staff members who always give me the best cooperation
throughout my years of study at the department, and also addressed to my entire
aerial dancer members in Bali Agung Theatre, thanks for the experiences,
supports, togetherness during the rehearsal.
Finally, I dedicated my work and feel emotionally indebted to my beloved
parents, Gusti Ngurah Nyoman Supartha and Gusti Ayu Tirta, to my grand
parents who always call me from Lombok and ask me a question when I will
graduate, to my sweet pretty sister Gusti Ayu Sony Pangesti, my handsome
brother, Gusti Ngurah Sony Saputra, for their endless prayers, pure loves,
guidance, and everything throughout my life. Thank you so much for all.
I do realize that my work does still have weaknesses, so that any
constructive advice and suggestion for a better writing of the study will be highly
welcome and appreciated.
Denpasar, June 10, 2016
Gusti Ayu Marcela Dewi
iv ABSTRACT
The title of this paper is “Figurative Language In The Fault in
Our Star” Movie Script. The aims of this study were to identify the types of
figurative language and to analyze the meanings represented of figurative
language in The Fault in Our Star movie script.
The data of this study was taken from the movie script entitled “The Fault
in Our Star”. The data was collected through observation. The collected and
classified data were qualitatively analyzed based on theory of figurative language
proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963). It also supported by the theory
of meaning proposed by Leech (1979).
The results of this study, there were 38 of figurative languages found such
as; 9 of simile, 3 of metaphor, 2 of personification, 1 of metonymy, 15 of
hyperbole, 3 of irony, 1 of paradox and 4 of allusion.
Keywords: figurative language, types of meaning, movie script
v TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
iii
ABSTRACT
v
TABLE OF CONTENTS
vi
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study
1
1.2 Problems of Study
3
1.3 Aims of Study
3
1.4 Scope of Discussion
3
1.5 Research Method
4
1.5.1
Data Source
4
1.5.2
Method and Technique of Collecting Data
4
1.5.3
Method and Technique of Analysis Data
5
CHAPTER
II.
LITERATURE
REVIEW,
CONCEPTS,
AND
THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Literature Review
6
2.2 Concepts
9
2.2.1
Definition of Figurative Language
9
2.2.2
The Meaning of Words
10
2.2.3
Conceptual Meaning
12
2.2.3.1 Conceptual Meaning
12
2.2.3.2 Connotative meaning
12
2.2.3.3 Stylistic meaning
13
2.2.3.4 Affective meaning
14
2.2.3.5 Reflective meaning
15
2.2.3.6 Collocative meaning
15
2.2.3.7 Thematic meaning
16
2.3 Theoretical Framework
16
vi 2.4 Types of Figurative Language and Their Meanings
2.4.1
Simile
17
2.4.2
Metaphor
17
2.4.3
Personification
18
2.4.4
Synecdoche
18
2.4.5
Metonymy
19
2.4.6
Hyperbole
19
2.4.7
Irony
20
2.4.8
Paradox
20
2.4.9
Dead Metaphor
21
2.4.10 Allusion
21
CHAPTER III. DISCUSS AND ANALYSIS
3.1 Preliminary
22
3.2 Summary of The Fault in Our Star Movie
22
3.3 Figurative Language in The Fault in Our Star Movie Script
3.3.1
Simile
24
3.3.2
Metaphor
28
3.3.3
Personification
30
3.3.4
Metonymy
31
3.3.5
Hyperbole
31
3.3.6
Irony
37
3.3.7
Paradox
38
3.3.8
Allusion
39
3.4 Meaning Represented of Figurative in The Fault in Our Star Movie
Script
41
3.4.1 Connotative Meaning
41
3.4.2 Affective Meaning
47
3.4.3 Reflective Meaning
49
3.4.4 Collocative Meaning
55
3.4.5 Thematic Meaning
55
vii CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
57
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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