Elysian Journal : English Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2023): Elysian Journal: English Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies

Simile Figurative Language in Passenger Selected Song

Manik Sancita (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Aug 2023

Abstract

This article discusses about simile figurative language in selected song lyrics of Passenger. The writer analysed five song’s lyrics of Passenger which is used as data source. The five song’s lyrics are and I Love Her, I Hate, The Wrong Direction, Things that Stop You Dreaming, Beautiful Birds. The data in this article analysed in a descriptive and qualitative way. The purpose of this article is to identify the language and meaning of the metaphorical similes found in the lyrics of selected passenger songs. The article used theory proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963) and theory proposed by Leech (1981). The result of this article found fourteen similes in the songs’ lyrics which centred around connotative and affective meaning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

elysian

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELYSIAN JOURNAL is a journal with the scope of literary studies, linguistics and English translation published by the English Study Program, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University (FBA UNMAS Denpasar). This journal is published four times a year accommodating articles ...