IRONI PEMILIHAN UMUM DI INDONESIA DALAM PUISI “KETIKA INDONESIA DIHORMATI DUNIA” KARYA TAUFIK ISMAIL

Abstract

The events that occur in the environment are inseparable from the observations and works of writers. Likewise about general elections. Elections are routine events in a country that adopts a democratic system. Taufik Ismail, who is one of the most prolific poets in Indonesia, also noted this election event. This research takes one of Taufik Ismail's poems with the theme of the general election, namely When Indonesia is Honored by the World (KIDD). KIDD's poetry is examined by its ironic elements in shaping meaning. Characteristics and types of irony that is in it and how the irony builds the meaning desired by the poet. Characteristics of irony utterances found in KIDD are semantic disparities and the use of hyperbolic force. Semantic disparities are characterized by lexical contradictions, the juxtaposition of words containing conflicting components of meaning, and the use or insertion of words with contrasting tunings. The use of hyperbole is the most powerful element seen in KIDD. This seems to be a style that is typical of Taufik Ismail. Hyperbolic speech is characterized by a violation of the quantity and quality maxim. The study of the type of irony shows that the KIDD poem contains a type of verbal irony as part of the structure of the pronunciation of irony. The type also found in this study is the type of situational irony. These characteristics and types of irony are used to build criticism, satire, and ridicule towards the Indonesian people. Such criticism, satire, and derision are arranged in a comparison or contrast between the past and the present.