An Analysis of Figurative Language in The Queen's Song Lyrics

Pujangga, Chandra and Radjaban, Yohanes (2021) An Analysis of Figurative Language in The Queen's Song Lyrics. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This study uses Queen's song lyrics as the main data of the research. This study discusses two problems; 1) what kind of figurative languages are used in Queen's song lyrics? 2) What is the dominant type of figurative language used in Queen's song lyrics? The writer provided a detailed description of figurative language in Queen's song lyrics using a qualitative method. The writer used Perrine's theory to classify and analyze the data. According to Perrine, there are 12 figurative language types: simile, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, allegory, paradox, hyperbole, understatement, and metaphor, and irony. Sixty-one data were found in Queen's song lyrics, but the researcher only analyzed 21 data as samples. Researcher found 7 data (11%) of simile, 7 data (11%) of personification, 4 data (7%) of symbol, 3 data (5%) of paradox, 8 data (13%) of hyperbole, 2 data (3%) of understatement, 27 data (44%) of metaphor, and 3 data (5%) of irony. Meanwhile, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, and allegory type cannot be found from the data source. The most dominant figurative language used in Queen's song lyrics is a metaphor with 27 data (44%). Keywords: Figurative Language, Metaphor, Perrine, Song Lyric Penelitian ini menggunakan lirik lagu grup band Queen sebagai data utama penelitian. Penelitian ini membahas dua permasalahan; 1) Bahasa kiasan apa saja yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu grup band Queen? 2) Bahasa kiasan apa yang paling dominan dipakai di lirik lagu grup band Queen? Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif, penulis menjelaskan secara rinci mengenai Bahasa kiasan di lirik lagu Queen. Penulis menggunakan teori dari Perrine untuk mengelompokkan dan menganalisa data yang ditemukan. Berdasarkan Perrine, ada 12 jenis Bahasa kiasan yaitu simile, personifikasi, apostrof, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, alegori, paradoks, hiperbola, understatement, metafora, dan ironi. Hasilnya, ada 61 data yang ditemukan dalam lirik lagu Queen, namun peneliti hanya menganalisa 21 data sebagai contoh. Peneliti menemukan 7 data (11%) simile, 7 data (11%) personification, 4 data (7%) symbol, 3 data (5%) paradox, 8 data (13%) hyperbole, 2 data (3%) understatement, 27 data (44%) of metaphor, and 3 data (5%) of irony. Sedangkan Apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, dan allegory tidak ditemukan di sumber data. Bahasa kiasan yang paling dominan digunakan di lirik lagu Queen adalah metafora dengan 27 data (44%). Keywords: Bahasa Kiasan, Lirik Lagu, Metafora, Perrine

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi, Tugas Akhir or Kerja Praktek) (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Figurative Language, Metaphor, Perrine, Song Lyric
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Fakultas Humaniora > S1 Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Kaprodi S1 Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2021 07:31
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2021 07:31
URI: http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/8513

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