%A NIM.: 13150009 Fitra Fauzi
%O Pembimbing : Febriyanti Dwiratna Lestari M.A.
%T THE PORTRAYAL OF PSYCHOPATH IN THE LYRIC OF AVENGED SEVENFOLD’S “A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN”
%X Fictional characters with psychopathic personality traits are very common
in thriller novels and films, and the stories of psychopath have attracted a lot of
audience. Although quite more challenging, the psychopathic theme can also be
found in song lyric with its limited description in words. One of the songs that
portray psychopath is Avenged Sevenfold‟s "A Little Piece of Heaven". This
research aims to figure out the portrayal of the psychopath in this song. The writer
uses qualitative research as the research method and combines it with an
interpretive approach to provide more explanation about how the psychopath is
described in the lyric. The method of close reading has an important role in this
research, especially when the writer collects data and analyzes lyrics. As for the
theoretical approach, the writer uses New Criticism, particularly Geoffrey N.
Leech with his 4 concepts: Ambiguity, Irony, Paradox, and Tension to reveal the
meaning of the lyrics. Regardless of which psychopaths are brought into social
life, this analysis can provide a closer look at how the theme of deviant behavior
is elaborated in the lyrics within the seventy one lines and twelve stanzas. The
final result of this research is that the writer finds an understanding of the unity of
the psychopathic theme in the lyric of "A Little Piece of Heaven" and how
psychopath works. Also, this research finds ambiguity, paradox or sarcasm, irony,
and tension in the constructed meaning of this lyric.
%K Lirik lagu, New Critism, Pendekatan membaca, Psikopat
%D 2020
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
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