AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN DEAR

DUMB DIARY NOVEL BY JIM BENTON

A BACHELOR’S THESIS

INTAN PERMATA SARI

2016002125

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

UNIVERSITAS SARJANAWIYATA TAMANSISWA

YOGYAKARTA

2020

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 SUBMISSION SHEET
A BACHELOR’S THESIS

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN DEAR DUMB

DIARY NOVEL BY JIM BENTON

Submitted to English Education Department, Teacher Training and

Education Faculty, Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta
to fulfill the Requirements for Obtaining a Bachelor' Degree in English
Language Education

INTAN PERMATA SARI

2016002125

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

UNIVERSITAS SARJANAWIYATA TAMANSISWA

YOGYAKARTA

2020

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 APPROVAL SHEET

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN DEAR DUMB

DIARY NOVEL BY JIM BENTON

A BACHELOR’S THESIS

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Sarjana Pendidikan

Degree in the English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training
and Education Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

INTAN PERMATA SARI

2016002125

Approved and accepted by the consultants on June 20, 2020

Approved by:

First Consultant Second Consultant

Dra Sri Mulyani Darmastuti, M.S. Istianatul Hikmah, S.Hum, M.A.

NIDN. 8870780018 NIDN. 0502038702

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 RATIFICATION SHEET

A BACHELOR’S THESIS

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN DEAR DUMB

DIARY NOVEL BY JIM BENTON

Accepted by the board of the thesis examiners of the English Education

Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,
UniversitasSarjanawiyataTamansiswa and declared to have fulfilled the
requirements to acquire a SarjanaPendidikan Degree in English Education
Department

Board of examiners

Chairperson : Anselmus Sudirman, S.Pd., M.Hum. ( )

Secretary : Adria Vitalya Gemilang, S.S.,M.Hum. ( )

Examiner 1 : Dra Sri Mulyani Darmastuti, M.S. ( )

Examiner 2 : Istianatul Hikmah, S.Hum, M.A. ( )

Yogyakarta, July 1 , 2020

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

University of SarjanawiyataTamansiswa

Nanang Bagus Subekti, S.Pd.,M.Ed.

NIDN.0508067702

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 MOTTO

Ngerti, ngroso, nglakoni (Ki Hajar Dewantara)

So be patient verily, the promise of Allah is true (Ar Ruum: 30)

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as

well (Abraham Lincoln)

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

(C.S.Lewis)

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 DEDICATION

This graduating paper is dedicated to:

1. My God Allah SWT who always gives his blessing.

2. My beloved parent, my Mother Masimah and my Father Minarto, who give

support, suggestion, and pure a love thank for your sacrifices.

3. My beloved brother Yulianto and Masino, thanks for your motivation, kindness,

and love.

4. My beloved lecturers and friends in Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University thank

for your help, kindness, and motivation.

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 ABSTRACT
The objectives of the study are to find out what the types of figurative
language used in the novel Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton and what are the most
dominant of figurative language used in the novel Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton.
The method in collecting data used a documentation method. The data that the
researcher used were words, phrases, and sentences about figurative language used in
the novel Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton. This research was conducted by
collecting any relevant studies, journal articles, and books, as the foundation of the
research dealing with figurative language. The data collection used the following
steps: reading the novel, selecting the types of figurative language, briefly describing
the meaning of figurative language, and calculating the most dominant of figurative
language that were found in the novel. The method of data analysis in this research
was using descriptive qualitative manner which was described in the table of
percentage. The result shows that inside Dear Dumb Diary novel contains 66
figurative languages which are divided into 4 or 6.2 % of personification, 3 or 4.5%
of metaphor, 20 or 30.3% of simile, 36 or 54.5 % of hyperbole, and 3 or 4.5% of
metonymy. These data show that the first dominant figurative language used in this
novel is hyperbole. The second dominant of figurative language is simile. It can be
concluded that figurative language has important roles in this novel as the way the
author create an imagery and emotion so that, the story more entertaining.

Keywords: personification, simile, metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole, and Dear Dumb

Diary.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All praise due to Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful because of

his wonderful blessing and his Mercy, the writer was finished this graduating paper in

the title “An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Dear Dumb Diary Novel by

Jim Benton”.

This graduating paper is used to have fulfilled the requirements to acquire a

Bachelor Degree in English Education Department of the English Education

Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Sarjanawiyata

Tamansiswa

However, this success would not be achieved without the support, guidance,

advice, help and encouragement from individuals and institutions. Therefore, the

writer would like to express the deepest gratitude to:

1. Drs. H. Pardimin, M.Pd., Ph.D as the Rector of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

University.

2. Nanang Bagus Subekti, S.Pd, M.ed. Ed as the Dean of Teacher Training and

Education faculty.

3. Anselmus Sudirman, S.Pd., M.Hum as the Head of English Department who

has allowed to conduct this research.

4. Dra Sri Mulyani Darmastuti, M.S. as the first consultant and supervisor who

has given advice, motivation, and guide.

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5. Istianatul Hikmah, S.Hum, M.A. as the second consultant and supervisor who

has given advice, motivation, and suggestion.

6. All of my lecturers in English Department who has taught me during the study

in English Education Department.

7. All of the administration staff and librarians of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

Yogyakarta.

8. All of my friends in English Department of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

Yogyakarta.

Finally, this graduating paper is expected to be able to provide useful

knowledge and information to the readers.

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Yogyakarta, June 14 , 2020

Intan Permata Sari

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE .............................................................................................................................i
STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY ........................................................................................ ii
SUBMISSION SHEET A THESIS ..............................................................................iii
APPROVAL SHEET ...................................................................................................iv
RETIFICATION SHEET .............................................................................................. v
MOTTO........................................................................................................................vi
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................vii
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................viii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................................................ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ...............................................................................................xi
LIST OF THE TABLE ...............................................................................................xiii
LIST OF THE PICTURES .........................................................................................xiv
LIST OF APPENDIX.................................................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1
A. Background of the Study .................................................................................................... 1
B. Problem Identification ......................................................................................................... 4
C. Problem Formulation ........................................................................................................... 5
D. Research Objective ............................................................................................................... 5
E. Research Significance.......................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER II THEORITICAL REVIEW .................................................................................. 8
A. Theoretical Review ................................................................................................................. 8
1. Figurative Language ............................................................................................................ 8
2. Novel ................................................................................................................................. 14
B. Relevant of the Studies ....................................................................................................... 14
C. Conceptual framework ..................................................................................................... 17
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD .................................................................................. 19
A. Type of the Study ............................................................................................................... 19
B. Source of Data .................................................................................................................... 20
C. Time of the study ............................................................................................................... 20
D. Data Collection Technique .............................................................................................. 21
E. Research Instrument .......................................................................................................... 22
F. Data Analysis Technique ................................................................................................. 23
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION ...................................................................... 25
A. Result ..................................................................................................................................... 25
B. Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 27
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ......................................................... 40
A. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 40
B. Suggestion ............................................................................................................................ 41
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................ 42
APPENDIX………………………………………………………....………………..43

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 LIST OF THE TABLE

3.1 The table of the time and procedure of the research………………………………..21

3.2 The table of figurative language……………………………………………………22

4.1 The table of the percentages of figurative language………………………………..26

4.2 The classification of personification………………………………………………..28

4.3 The classification of metaphor……………………………………………………...29

4.4 The classification of simile…………………………………………………………31

4.5 The classification of hyperbole……………………………………………………..34

4.6 The classification of metonymy…………………………………………………….38

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 LIST OF THE PICTURE

2.1 Chart of conceptual framework of the research………………………………….....17

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 LIST OF APPENDIX
1. The table of the explanation of Figurative Language Used in Dear Dumb
Diary novel by Jim Benton…………………………………………………..43

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