FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES USED IN GUNS N’ ROSES’ SONGS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ENGLISH LEARNING AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

UKHTAR, JUNAIDI (2019) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES USED IN GUNS N’ ROSES’ SONGS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ENGLISH LEARNING AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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This thesis entitled “Figurative Languages Used in Guns N’ Roses Songs and Its Contribution to English Learning at Senior High School”. The figurative languages found in Guns N’ Roses’ Songs are analyzed into three aspects that are the types, meanings, and the contributions toward English learning. The writer uses the Formalism theory and Constructivism theory as the theoretical approach to analyze the figurative languages and the contributions of three songs of Guns N’ Roses. In this study, the writer applied qualitative method. The writer focuses on ten types of figurative languages analysis, those are symbol, metonymy, hyperbole, repetition, simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, synecdoche, and allusion. The data of study acquired from three songs of Guns N’ Roses. Those songs are from three albums, Appetite for Destruction (1987), Use Your IllusionI (1991), Use Your IllusionII (1991) and after analyzing the data of this study, the writer found thirty-fives (35) expressions from ten types of figurative languages. They are six symbols, six metonymies, four hyperboles, seven repetitions, one simile, three metaphors, one personification, five imageries, one synecdoche, one allusion. Repetition expression is the most figurative language used in three songs of Guns N’ Roses. In addition, this study gives contributions toward English learning. The data found that this study gives contributions to English learning at Senior High School such as listening, translating the song, sing the song, learn about grammar and learn new vocabulary.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): Figurative Languages, Guns N’ Roses, Song Lyric, Analysis.
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Depositing User: Wiwin Kartikawati
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2019 00:46
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2019 06:30
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/14313

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