AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ADELE’S SELECTED POPULAR SONGS ON SPOTIFY

Putri Rindiani Irwan. 2023. An Analysis of Figurative Language in Adele’s Selected Popular Songs on Spotify (Supervised by Sukmawaty and Ainun Fatimah)
This research aims to (1) identify the types of of figurative language in Adele's selected popular songs on Spotify, (2) describe the meanings of figurative language in Adele's selected popular songs on Spotify, and (3) explain the most dominant type of figurative language in Adele's selected popular songs on Spotify.
The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method to classify and analyze the song lyrics. The writer applies the theory from Perrine (1993) which was constructed by Greg Johnson and Thomas R. Arp (Thirteenth Edition). After analyzing the whole lyrics in those songs, the writer found several findings of figurative language on it.
Based on the results of the analysis, there are 30 figurative language data found in Adele's selected popular songs on Spotify. The types of figurative language found included 10 metaphors, 4 personifications, 4 paradoxes, 4 repetitions, 3
hyperboles, 2 symbols, 1 simile, 1 allegory, and 1 alliteration. The figurative language in this research aims to add beauty, emphasize meaning and provide deep meaning. It is also makes the song more real and beautiful so it can helps the songwriter convey her feelings and thoughts. This research is dominated by metaphors to convey various meanings and implied meanings so that the messages conveyed by the songwriters are easier to understand. While the fewest types are simile, allegory, and alliteration.