International Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education (IJELLE)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

Personal Life Experience Shown in Irony: A Song Analysis

Theresia Arianti (Universitas MNC)

Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jul 2023

Abstract

As songs are a means of conveying a message; thus, it is important to understand the lyrics of a song correctly. Irony is one way to embed a hidden message in a song. This study aims to investigate the irony contained in four songs: Welcome to Paradise, Welcome to My Life, Jesus of Suburbia, and Won’t be Home for Christmas. It also aims to examine what personal life struggle is shown in the irony contained. The findings show that three out of four songs examined represent the song writers’ personal life struggle related to childhood trauma. It is suggested that future studies do triangulation to this study to confirm the accuracy of the interpretation drawn.

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International Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education (IJELLE)
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Abbrev

ijelle

Publisher

Universitas Veteran Bangun Nusantara

Subject

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

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International Journal of English Linguistics, Literature, and Education (IJELLE) is is a peer-review journal that contains and disseminate the results of research, in-depth study, and the ideas or innovative works in the field of English language published by Teacher Training and Education Faculty ...