An analysis types of figurative languages found in richard marx's song lyrics

Authors

  • I Gede Adi Guna Wibawa Mahasaraswati University Denpasar
  • IGA Vina Widiadnya Putri Mahasaraswati University Denpasar
  • I Wayan Juniartha Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

Keywords:

Figurative language, , Song lyrics, Theory of meaning

Abstract

This research aims to identify the kinds of figurative languages used in the chosen song lyrics of Richard Marx and to examine the meanings of figurative languages in the song lyrics of Richard Marx. Several song lyrics from Richard Marx that were randomly taken are the data base of this analysis. In the analysis of data from this report, descriptive and qualitative methods were used. The theory of Knickerbocker and Reninger (1963: 367) studied the types of figurative languages and also the accepted theory of meaning proposed by Leech (1981: 16) will be analyzed in the selected song lyrics of Richard Marx to explain the meaning of figurative language. The researcher assumes, after the study has been finished, that the chosen song lyrics of Richard Marx consist of 20 lyrics that used figurative language. Therefore, it was found 7 types of figurative language, there are simile (16, 67%), metaphor (5, 56%), personification (19, 44%), irony (2, 78%), hyperbole (47, 22%), synecdoche (2, 78%) and metonymy (2, 78).

Author Biographies

I Gede Adi Guna Wibawa, Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

English Study Program Faculty Of Foreign Languages Mahasaraswati Denpasar University Denpasar

IGA Vina Widiadnya Putri , Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

English Study Program Faculty Of Foreign Languages Mahasaraswati Denpasar University Denpasar

I Wayan Juniartha , Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

English Study Program Faculty Of Foreign Languages Mahasaraswati Denpasar University Denpasar

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Published

2020-01-29

How to Cite

Wibawa, I. G. A. G., Putri , I. V. W., & Juniartha , I. W. (2020). An analysis types of figurative languages found in richard marx’s song lyrics. Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics, 1(1), 8-14. Retrieved from https://traverse.asia/index.php/traverse/article/view/14

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics

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