AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ON THE LYRICS OF RAEF’S SELECTED SONGS

MAGFIRATIRRAHMAH, MAGFIRATIRRAHMAH (2018) AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ON THE LYRICS OF RAEF’S SELECTED SONGS. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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Abstract

This research is aimed at finding out the figurative language, the dominant types of figurative language and the meaning of figurative language on the lyrics of Raef’s selected songs. This research used descriptive method. There were eight songs used as the data in the form of music video and transcripts. The data were analyzed by identifying the figurative languages in each song, classifying based on the types of figurative language and explaining the meaning and reason of why those lyrics belong to that type of figurative language. The finding shows there were 24 lines of lyrics that contained of figurative language. There were six types of figurative language found from nine types of figurative language in Kennedy’s concept they were hyperbole and personification (21%), paradox (8 %), metaphor (42 %), simile and synecdoche (4 %). In conclusion metaphor comes as the most dominant type of figurative language used, while simile and synecdoche show a very little number of usage.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): Figurative Language, Lyric, Song, Raef Haggag
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Depositing User: Saprudin Saprudin
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2018 04:54
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2018 04:54
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/11177

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