An Analisys of Figurative Language Found in Fiona Apple's Song Lyrics

Putri, Arista Sahda Hanienda and Radjaban, Yohanes (2023) An Analisys of Figurative Language Found in Fiona Apple's Song Lyrics. ["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_skripsi" not defined] thesis, Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The research conducted by the writer is a study of figurative language. The purpose of this research is to find out the types of figurative language in Fiona Apple's song lyrics and the most dominant types of figurative language that Fiona Apple used in his song lyrics. The researcher analyzed each figurative language using the combined theory from Mezo and Perrine. This is qualitative research where the data used in this study are in the form of figurative expressions contained in the lyrics of Fiona Apple's songs. Based on the analysis, there are two results found. First, there are 5 types of figurative language that Fiona Apple used in writing his song lyrics, namely Metaphor with 23 data (43%), Hyperbole with 17 data (32%), Simile with 7 with data (13%), Metonymy with 4 data (8%), and Synecdoche with 2 data (4%). Second, the most dominant type of figurative language used in Fiona Apple's song lyrics is Metaphor.

Item Type: Thesis (["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_skripsi" not defined])
Uncontrolled Keywords: figurative language, types of figurative language, Fiona Apple, song lyrics
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Fakultas Humaniora > S1 Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Kaprodi S1 Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2023 04:00
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 04:00
URI: http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/13344

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