AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN SONG LYRIC ON THE S.I.G.I.T “DETOURN ALBUM”

Elfas Malikhi Ragil Pamungkas; Muhammad Wahyu Widiyanto; Sukma Nur Ardini

Elfas Malikhi Ragil Pamungkas English Education Study Program, Universitas PGRI Semarang
Muhammad Wahyu Widiyanto English Education Study Program, Universitas PGRI Semarang
Sukma Nur Ardini English Education Study Program, Universitas PGRI Semarang

Abstract

This study focused on analyzing the figurative language contained in the album “Detourn”
by The S.I.G.I.T as non-native speakers. The aim of this research is; 1) to find out the type
of figurative language used in the album “Detourn” by The S.I.G.I.T. 2) to find out the
dominant type of figurative language used in The S.I.G.I.T album “Detourn”. Researchers
conducted qualitative research using song lyrics data. The result showed that; 1) there are 8
types of figurative language used in the album “Detourn” namely Hyperbole (1), Irony (1),
Personification (2), Synecdoche (2), Simile (3), Metonymy (11), Repetition (13), and
Metaphor (18). 2) Metaphor is the most dominant type of figurative language with a total of
18 expressions. There are 9 songs that have metaphors with an average of 2 expressions in
each song. The first song and the seventh song have 1 expression. The second, third, ninth,
tenth and eleventh songs with 2 expressions. The fifth and sixth songs with 3 expressions.