Figurative Language In James Arthur’s Song Lyrics

Abstract

The title of this thesis is Figurative Language in James Arthur’s Song Lyrics. This thesis discusses the types of figurative language are used in the song lyrics of James Arthur's and the meanings of figurative language used in the song lyrics of James Arthur's. The method used in data collection is the observation method. Classification types of Figurative Language based on the theory that Knickerborker and Reninger (1963) proposed of Figurative language. Identification meaning using theory of meaning proposed by Leech (1981). Based on the results of the analysis and discussion above, the first point that can be drawn as conclusion is the finding three out of ten types of figurative language which are personification, metaphor and hyperbole. The second point that can be drawn as conclusion is the process of discovering the meaning of figurative language. There were only three types of words that were used in the song lyrics. The words used are conceptual meaning, connotative meaning, and affective meaning but the data source mostly contained conceptual meaning, where the meaning was mostly recorded in the dictionary. The conceptual and the connotative meanings found were balanced.