An analysis Of Figurative Language Used Song Lyrics Of My Everything

• Syarah Alfiah
• 2021

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This study analysis the figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol, irony and idiom) in the song lyrics. This study also aims to determine the most dominant type of figurative language and then to identify the themes of the twelve songs in the song lyrics of Ariana Grande's album "My Everything." This study used descriptive qualitative research. From the results of the analysis, the researcher found that were data using figurative, data for simile, data for metaphor, eight data for personification , data for hyperbole, , four data for irony, and. The most dominant is a metaphor.

The themes contained in each song are Denial for the song Imagine, Needed for the song Needy,  Space for the song NASA,  Pretend for the song Bloodline and Fake Smile, Rebound Relationship  for the song Bad Idea, Relationship for the song Makeup,  Brief and Regret for the song Ghost in, Misinterpreted for the song In My Head,  Friendship  for the  song 7 Rings,  Empowerment  and  Self-Love for the  song Thank U Next, and Self-Love for the song Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored. This study discusses the types  and functions of figurative language styles in

Ariana Grande's song lyrics, the problem discussed in this study is the types of figurative language styles contained in song lyrics created in song lyrics created by Ariana Grande. The purpose of this study isto describe the types of figurative language styles. found in the lyrics of the song created by Ariana Grande and describes the function of the figurative language style contained in the lyrics of the song created by Ariana Grande.

Based on the results of the research, there are four types of figurative language styles found in Ariana Grande's song lyrics, namely personification, simile, and the metaphorical equation smile. In addition, several functions of figurative language style are found in Ariana Grande's song lyrics.

 

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