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An Analysis of Hyperbole in Album “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent” Ketut Endang Sri Utami; Ni Made Verayanti Utami; I Gusti Ayu Vina Widiadnya Putri
ELYSIAN JOURNAL : English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies Vol. 1 No. 3 (2021): ELYSIAN JOURNAL: English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies
Publisher : Prodi Sastra Inggris Fakultas Bahasa Asing Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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This article discusses the hyperbole figure used in used in the song lyrics of Lewis Capaldi’s album entitled Divinely Uninspired to Hellish Extent. The author thoughts hyperbole is used create strong feelings in the mind of the listener by comparing an emotion to an object, experience, or event, or a songwriter might also use hyperbole to create vivid images in the mind of a listener. The article, entitled “An Analysis of Hyperbole in Album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent”, aims to identify the types and find the meaning of the hyperbola language in the song. To analyze the data, the main theory used in this article is the figurative language theory proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963), the theory of meaning proposed by Leech (1981) and some of another supporting theory. This article uses qualitative methods to provide a clear picture of the problems identified. Descriptive study in textual analysis is applied to describe the types and meanings of hyperbolic figures in the song lyric. The data is taken from Lewis Capaldi’s album entitled Divinely Uninspired to Hellish Extent released in 2019.