Abstract:
This thesis deals with Lexical Metaphor as found in the Obama Speech. It was
conducted to discover the types of Lexical of Metaphor as proposed by Saragih (2006:162)
namely Lexical metaphor that is formed by comparing Noun with Noun, Lexical metaphor
that is formed by comparing Noun with verb, Lexical metaphor that is formed by comparing
Noun with Adjective, Lexical metaphor that is comparing two ideology or concept, Lexical
metaphor that used as symbol of sound. In this research the writer find out three type of
lexical of metaphor that applied in Obama speech. The research is conducted by using
descriptive qualitative approach. The subject of the study is all entire content of Obama
speech. The findings indicate that lexical metaphor found in the song include, NominalVerbal/Verbal-Nominal (71.42%), Nominal-Nominal (22.85%), Nominal-Adjective (5.71%).
Lexical metaphor that is formed by comparing Noun with Verb was the most dominant type
in Lexical metaphor used in Obama speech. It is dominantly used when he describes the
meaning and represents his feelings.
