Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022)

Figurative Language in Song Lyrics of the Essential Album by John Denver: Semantics Study

Novika Angel Simatupang (Universitas Widyatama Bandung, Indonesia)
Ida Zuraida Supri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jul 2022

Abstract

The aims of this study are 1) to analyze the types of figurative language found in “Song Lyrics of the Essential Album by John Denver”, and 2) to analyze the meanings that appeared in "David Campbell’s Poem “Night Sowing”. The method used for this research is qualitative-descriptive. The data were taken from “Song Lyrics of the Essential Album by John Denver as many as 32. The theory used for analyzing the types of figurative language is Peter (2020). The findings of this research indicate that the types of figurative language are divided into 3 types which are, the simile is 5 data, hyperbole is 11 data, personification is 12 data, and metaphor is 2 data. However, the use of Figurative Language that is often used in this album is personification Figurative Language which amounts to twelve data, and the use of Figurative Language which is less used metaphorical Figurative Language which amounts to only two data. The meanings contained in the song lyrics in the album The Essential John Denver are as follows: connotative meaning as 8 data, denotative meaning as much as 18 data, and contextual meaning as many as 4 data, it can be concluded that the meaning that is often used in song lyrics in the album is a denotative meaning which consists of 18 data.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...