Figurative Language Used In Metallica's Song Lyrics On The Album And Justice For All

• MUHAMMAD RIVAL ALAWI
• 2025

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This research discusses about an analysis of figurative language used in Metallica’s song lyrics on the album And Justice For All. The purpose of this research to find the types of figurative language, the most dominant types of figurative language in Metallica’s song’s lyrics and what the meaning of each songs on the album And Justice For All. This research applied descriptive qualitative analysis as the research type. The data was taken from the lyrics of Metallica songs on the album And Justice For All. The entire data is analyzed through describing object, collecting data, analyzing and then conclusion. The writer found twenty four figurative languages used in nine songs on the album And Justice For All. There are nine metaphor (37,50%), three paradoxes (12,50%), fiive personifications (20,80%), two synecdoche (8,30%), 4 hyperbole (16,60%), and two iront (8,30%). The most dominant figurative language used in the nine songs is metaphor with nine (37,50%) used. The conclusion figurative language is another way of conveying meaning differently. Metaphor is the most widely used in the lyrics of Metallica in the album And Justice for All because metaphor is statement for one thing, but not in literal meanings. So Metallica in this album reflects on the human condition, marked by isolation, internal conflict, asked about justice sistem, and the search for clarity in a chaotic world.

Kata Kunci: Bahasa kiasan, Lagu, Lirik, Metallica, Album

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https://repository.bsi.ac.id/repo/69427/Figurative-Language-Used-In-Metallica's-Song-Lyrics-On-The-Album-And-Justice-For-All
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