Figurative Language Used In “25” Album Sung By Adele Laurie  Blue Adkins

Ni Kadek Kristina; I Made Juliarta; Ni Nyoman Ayu Tri Hidayanti

doi:10.62795/fjlg.v3i1.329

Authors

Ni Kadek Kristina English Department, Bali Dwipa University (Indonesia)
I Made Juliarta English Department, Bali Dwipa University (Indonesia)
Ni Nyoman Ayu Tri Hidayanti English Department, Bali Dwipa University (Indonesia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62795/fjlg.v3i1.329

Keywords:

figurative language, album, song, lyric.

Abstract

This research is aimed to answer two problems of the stud, they are: (1) To find out the types of figurative language used in the “25” album sang by Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, (2) To describe the meanings of figurative language in “25” album sang by Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. The researcher used the theory from Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963) to find out types of figurative language and the theory from Leech (1974) to analyze the meaning of figurative language. This study was used qualitative descriptive method to find out types of figurative language and the meaning of figurative language in “25” album song lyrics. The result of this research there are 5 types of figurative language found in “25” album song lyrics. There are simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and paradox. Based on the data there are 23 lyrics that contains figurative language. The researcher found simile with total data 5, metaphor with total data 3, personification with total data 4, hyperbole with total data 10, and paradox with total data 1. This research also aimed at analyzing the meanings of figurative language in “25” album sang by Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. There are 2 types of meaning found in “25” album song lyrics. They are connotative meaning and affective meaning.

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