PERFORMANCE: JOURNAL OF ENGLSH EDUCATION AND LITERATURE
Vol 2, No 2 May (2023): Performance: Journal of English Education and Literature

METAPHORS USED IN BOB DYLAN’S SONGS

Muh. Ma'rifatullah (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Murni Mahmud (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Abd. Halim (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 May 2023

Abstract

This study aims to determine the types of metaphors, and the functions of metaphors contained in Bob Dylan's songs. This research is descriptive qualitative research because the purpose of this research is to describe phenomena that occur in terms of language. The data source for this research is Bob Dylan's songs, namely "Blowing in The Wind" and "The Times They Are A-Changing". In analyzing the data, the researcher used theories from Leech (1984) and J.J.A Mooij (1993). In this study, researcher obtained four types of metaphors. The types of divided metaphors are concretive metaphor, animistic metaphor, humanizing metaphor, and synesthetic metaphor. As for the study of metaphorical functions, there are three functions, namely the emotive function, the persuasive function, and the cognitive function. Keywords— Metaphor, Types of Metaphor, Functions of Metaphor, Bob Dylan

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Journal Info

Abbrev

performance

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

PERFORMANCE Journal of English Education and Literature is a peer-reviewed journal, published by English Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, State University of Makassar. Authors and researchers are encouraged to submit complete unpublished works or research findings, which are not under ...