@phdthesis{digilib26490, month = {May}, title = {THE PORTRAYAL OF REGRET AS SEEN IN ADELE?S HELLO: A NEW CRITIC READING}, school = {UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA}, author = {NIM. 13150032 ARIFAH FAUZIAH}, year = {2017}, note = {Danial Hidayatullah, M.Hum}, keywords = {Regret, ?Hello?, New Criticism}, url = {https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/26490/}, abstract = {There are some works of literature that is used as the theme of regret such as lyrical poem. One of them is Adele?s song titled ?Hello?. Hello in Adele?s song has emotional feeling and deep meaning. Besides, the word Hello is usually used as an expression of happiness and as a greeting for someone. Greeting here means something that is said to attract someone?s attention. However, it also becomes the problem between Hello and the theme of regret. This research uses descriptive analysis method that is applied in qualitative method which leads to the library research. Based on the analysis, this research describes the portrayal of regret in Adele?s ?hello? song. This research uses objective approach by applying New Criticism theory. The researcher uses close reading technique to collect the data, besides the researcher also use some sources to support in analyzing the object. Then, it shows the description of the texts based on the intrinsic elements in order to get interpretation of the meaning. This research analyses the intrinsic elements of the song by using New Criticism theory. It is focuses on the intrinsic elements such as ambiguity, paradox, irony and tension. Based on the analysis, this research found that description of the portrait of regret in ?hello? song that there characteristic of regret such as self-blame, disappointed, guilty, and any unpleasant feeling which describe through psychological condition of regret affect the social situation.} }