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THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN BRUNO MARS’ ALBUM
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Universitas PGRI Semarang
Author
Darissa’adah, Darissa’adah
Subject
PE English 
Datestamp
2024-03-22 02:34:22 
Abstract :
Darissa?adah.2022.The Figurative Language in Bruno Mars? Album.FinalProject, English Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor 1:Rahmawati S., S.Pd.,M.Pd. Advisor II: Ajeng Setyorini, S.S., M.Pd. Keywords: the figurative language in Bruno Mars? album This study aims to suppress the answers to the formulation of the problem. The objective of this study are: (1) To find the type of figurative language used in the lyrics of Bruno Mars? songs. (2) To found out the dominant type of figurative language in Bruno Mars? selected songs. And (3) To identify the meaning of the figurative language used in the lyrics of Bruno Mars? selected songs. The design of this study was descriptive qualitative research. The types of data from this study were several Bruno Mars? songs contained in the album Bruno Mars, It will rain, Count on me, Just the way you are, Talking to the moon, and Grenade. In this study the writer used the theory of Geoffrey N. Leech. From the analysis, the results of this study showed that the total number of types of language styles used in Bruno Mars? song were 22 (100%). The most dominant figurative language style was hyperbole. There were 16 (73%) hyperbole in the lyrics of the song, 3 (14%) total data of personification, 2 (09%) total data of metaphor, and 1 (4%) simile in the lyric of the song. The existence of figurative language in the songs made the message conveyed more attractive to song listeners. The writer suggested other researchers to continue analyzing figurative language because it can help readers to understand the meaning contained in song lyrics. Another suggestion is for the students who want to analyze figurative language in song lyrics can used other objects such as: novels, film, poetry, etc. 
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Universitas PGRI Semarang