Jomantara International Journal of Art and Culture
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Vol. 3 No. 1 January 2023

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ANALYSIS ON EFEK RUMAH KACA’S SONG LYRICS AT SINESTESIA 2015 ALBUM

Muhammad Iqbal (Universitas Pasundan)
Husni Thamrin (Universitas Pasundan)
Restu Dessy Maulida (Universitas Pasundan)
Erik Rusmana (Universitas Pasundan)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Feb 2023

Abstract

Figurative language is one kind of the language styles to make the expression and the message of the speaker or writer is strengthened. Figurative language usually used in song lyrics. Sometimes, figurative languages existed in song lyrics can’t be understandable. One of the song lyrics that has a lot of figurative languages is songs from Sinestesia album by Efek Rumah Kaca. Therefore, this research is trying to analyze figurative languages existed in song lyrics on Efek Rumah Kaca’s album titled Sinestesia. The research is focused on analyzing type of figurative languages with its meaning by using Kennedy’s theory of classification of figurative language (1983) and Ogden and Richard’s theory of meaning (1923). Qualitative descriptive is the method that used for this research. The result of this research is 4 type of figurative languages is found, which is 25 personifications, 18 metaphors, 15 overstatements, and 2 apostrophes with each of figurative language’s meaning is elaborated. Besides of it, the writer found that figurative languages existed in the Sinestesia album’s song lyrics has a connection to the song itself.

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Journal Info

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jomantara

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

Journal Jomantara is a peer reviewed International e-Journal written in English. It is published in two issues per year (January and July). The purpose of the journal is to bring a wide spectrum of participants to disseminate research findings of academicians, national and local government units, ...