Abstract:
The aim of the study is to investigate the meaning of hyperbole expression and to
describe the realization of hyperbola expression on the Jokowi political speech.
Descriptive qualitative research was applied this study. The data that used in this
research was the transripct of Jokowi‟s political speech (Jokowi’s Political Speech
at APEC CEO SUMMIT 2014, Asian- African Conference Commemoration
(AACC) 2015, Indonesian Presidential Election 2019, and General Debate of the
75th Session United Nations General Assembly 2020). The source of data were
taken from website Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia. From the data
analysis, it was found 12 expressions used hyperbole in the Jokowi transcript
speech. 4 hyperboles in APEC CEO SUMMIT 2014, 4 hyperboles in AsianAfrican Conference Commemoration (AACC) 2015, 3 hyperboles in Indonesian
Presidential Election 2019, and 1 hyperbole in General Debate of the 75th Session
United Nations General Assembly 2020. The meaning of each hyperbole have a
different meaning for different purposes. The hyperbole can be realized through 3
types of word classes used as word choices. 3 hyperboles as adjective, 5 hyperboles
as noun, and 4 hyperbole as verb.
