Abstract:
The study is aimed to find personification words, to analyze the meaning of
personification of words, and to explain the application of personification words found in
the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums. The result of the research is expected to enrich
English vocabulary in English Language Teaching.
The research is conducted by using descriptive qualitative and by taking song
lyrics of Taylor Swift albums as subject of the research. The data was collected by reading
the song lyrics, trying to comprehend the content of every single song lyric, detecting the
song lyrics that includes personification words, and identifying and coding the
personification words discovered in the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums. This thesis
also uses printed material, such as books and dictionaries to support the analysis to collect
data and information that are relevant to the topic of discussion. The data that are
collected from internet is also considered to complete or to compare with the other data,
so that the analysis will be more accurate. It is used to analyze all materials that have
close relation to the discussion of the thesis.
The result of the research shows some points, as follows: In finding nineteen
personification words in the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums, finding the meaning of
personification words found on the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums. Personification
words that discovered on the song lyrics of Taylor Swift album have different meaning.
Personification words discovered on the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums discuss about
unhappiness, pain, upset, situation, motion, give up, mind, and disfavour. Analyzing
personification words found on the song lyrics of Taylor Swift albums can be applied in
listening of teaching to XII grade of Senior High School.
