PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education)
Vol. 6 No. 5 (2023): VOLUME 6 NUMBER 5, SEPTEMBER 2023

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN THE LYRICS OF A THOUSAND LOVE SONGS

Masayu Soraya (IKIP Siliwangi, Indonesia)
Trisnendri Syahrizal (IKIP Siliwangi, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Sep 2023

Abstract

Literature is a term that describes written text characterized by careful use of language, including features such as creative metaphors, beautiful phrase, elegant syntax, rhymes, and aesthetic alliterations. This research analyzed the figurative language used in the lyrics of A Thousand Love Songs by The Light The Heat. The purpose of this research study is to know the types of figurative languages used. This research study using descriptive qualitative method and library research to obtain the data. Researcher searced the lyrics on internet. From the study, some figurative languages were found such as Hyperbole, Metaphor, Litotes, Personification, Symbol, and Synecdoche. Hyperbole is the most used figurative language. In this article, there are also explanations of implicit meaning of each figurative language being used based on the context.

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project

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Focus PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) is a media for diseminating the result of research about language and education in English Education. Scope PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) publishes the research article in language, and education in English Education. ...