Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature

An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Philip David Wickham’s Songs

Chaira Nurul Atiya (Unknown)
I Gde Agoes Caskara Surya Putra (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Apr 2023

Abstract

The use of figurative language in Philip David Wickham’s songs can make the words sound lovely and intriguing. The aims of this research are to identify different kinds of figurative language and their interpretations in four songs from Philip David Wickham’s album “The Ascension”. The study employs a qualitative approach in order to provide a thorough description of the problems identified. The observation method was used in collecting the data. The researchers discovered sixteen pieces of data that contain figurative language in Philip David Wickham’s songs based on the discussion and analysis data, and there are four kinds of figurative language found in the song lyrics, such as simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Hyperbole is the most common form of figurative language in Philip David Wickham’s songs. The types of meaning used in song lyrics containing figurative language are connotative and conceptual meanings. These two types of meaning are the most widely used in interpreting the meaning of Philip David Wickham’s song lyrics.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

austronesian

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature is an open access journal, single blind peer-reviewed, published by CV Wahana Publikasi. This journal is an area studies journal that publishes research articles, especially in the field of linguistics and literature covering all regions or ...