IJOLTL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics)
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016): January, 2016

IMAGERY IN SONG LYRICS OF ALICIA KEYS

Unpris Yastanti (STIBA Nusa Mandiri Tangerang)
Dewi Safitri (STIBA Nusa Mandiri Tangerang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2016

Abstract

 The objective of this study is to identify kinds of imagery on songs lyric of Alicia Keys. This study used descriptive method to analyze data.  Recorder songs lyrics of Alicia Keys were served as resources of data and imagery reflected in the lyrics was promoted as data of this study.  The study revealed the following findings: (1) imagery was deserved in three lyrics of Alicia Keys: Girl on Fire, Superwoman, and A Woman’s Worth, (2) Kinds of imagery in the three lyrics songs included: auditory imagery, kinesthetic imagery, visual imagery and organic imagery and the forming is about a woman life, (3)  Message of  songs figured out upon a woman’s life, suggesting a  woman should undertake real struggle and never gave up at whatever occurred in life.  

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Journal Info

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ijoltl

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

IJOLTL invites original manuscripts in the fields of language, language teaching, linguistics, and applied linguistics. Although articles are written in English, the IJOLTL welcomes studies dealing with the teaching of languages other than English as well. Research on culture of various perspectives ...