Elysian Journal : English Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): Elysian Journal: English Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies

Figurative Language In Maroon 5 Album Jordi

Selus, Libertus (Unknown)
Ni Made Verayanti Utami (Unknown)
Putu Desi Anggerina Hikmaharyanti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2024

Abstract

This study concerned to know the types of figurative language that found Maroon 5 album Jordi that were released in 2021. There are two problems that formulated by the researcher in this study, they are: (1) what are the types of figurative language that found in song lyrics of maroon 5 album Jordi, (2) what are the meaning of each type of figurative language. There are three theories that used in this study, firstly; the theory that proposed by Knickerbocker and Reninger (1974) in their book entitled Interpreting Literature, secondly; the theory of Leech (1981), in addition used the theory of Halliday and Hasan (1989) to explain the context of situation. In this research the writer found eight types out of ten types of figurative language, they are 2 of simile, 2 of metaphor, 1 of personification, 1 of synecdoche, 1 of metonymy, 1 of hyperbole, 1 of irony.

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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 ...