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Mahendra, I Komang Agus Tri
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The Analysis Types of Figurative Language Used in the Song Lyrics of Adele's Album “30” Mahendra, I Komang Agus Tri; Suastini, Ni Wayan; Candra, Komang Dian Puspita
Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics July 2024
Publisher : Institut Pariwisata dan Bisnis Internasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22334/traverse.v5i2.141

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This study analyzes the figurative language used in the song lyrics of Adele’s album “30”. The song writer plays words and language to create attraction and distinctiveness towards the lyric of the song. Figurative language has the ability to be more impactful for the readers. This study is aimed to answer two problems of the study, they are: (1) To identify  the types of figurative language used in the song lyrics of Adele's album "30". (2) To analyze the meaning of figurative language found in the song lyrics of Adele's album “30”. The data was analyzed based on the theory of figurative language proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1974) and theory of Meaning proposed by Geoffrey Leech (1974).The result of this study showed there are 7 types of figurative language found in Adele’s album “30”. They are simile, personification, metaphor, synecdoche, hyperbole, irony and paradox. This study found 3 simile, 2 personification, 4 metaphor, 2 synecdoche, 13 hyperbole, 1 irony and 3 paradox. And otherwise in analyzing the contextual meaning this study found some types of meaning used in lyrics of song, those are connotative meaning, thematic meaning, affective meaning, reflected meaning, and stylistic meaning. The data were presented descriptively and formally by using some tables.
Co-Authors Komang Dian Puspita Candra, Komang Dian Puspita NI WAYAN SUASTINI