AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THE SONG LYRIC OF “DAWAI” BY FADHILAH INTAN:

Nurfithri; Juhridin

doi:10.56413/studi ilmiah sastra.v15i2.421

Nurfithri unaspasim
Juhridin Universitas Nasional Pasim

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56413/studi%20ilmiah%20sastra.v15i2.421

Keywords: Figurative Language, Song, Lyric, hyperbole, metaphor, personification Keyword)

Abstract

This research entitled An Analysis of Figurative Language in the Song Lyric of “Dawai” by Fadhilah Intan aims to identify the types of figurative language found in the lyric song of ‘Dawai’ and describe the meaning of its figurative language found the song lyric. The theory for scoring used is by Brown (2004). While the theory for identifying problems of speaking activity is by Kennedy (1991) and some supporting theories. This research was conducted by qualitative descriptive method to identify and describe. The result shows that there are three types of figurative language found in the song lyric of ‘Dawai’. They are Hyperbole, Metaphor and Personification. In type of Hyperbole, there are 9 sentences in the song that uses hyperbole in expressing the feeling. It is the most dominant figurative language used in this song. The second type of figurative language is metaphor. There are 3 sentences that uses the metaphor to compare two different things. The last is personification. There is only one sentence that uses personification

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