BAHASA KIASAN YANG DITEMUKAN DALAM LIRIK LAGU-LAGU TERPILIH ARCTIC MONKEYS = FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FOUND IN THE LYRICS OF ARCTIC MONKEYS' SELECTED SONGS

This research aims to find out figurative language in the lyrics of Arctic Monkeys’ selected song. In this research the writer explains the types and describes meaning of figurative languages found in the lyrics of Arctic Monkeys’ selected songs.
This research uses semantic approach by focusing in the subfield of figurative language theory. This theory is applied to find out the lyric using figurative language which deviate from the literal meaning of words and hard to understand by the listener. The writer uses descriptive qualitative method in analyzing the data. The data had been selected through five songs most listened in Spotify music platform, thus are I wanna be yours, Are u mine, Do I wanna know, Arabella and 505.
Based on the analysis had been done, it showed there are 11 types figurative languages found in the Arctic Monkeys’ selected songs. The types of figurative language that containing are 8 metaphor, 4 hyperbole, 4 simile, 4 symbols, 3 metonymy, 2 irony, 2 repetition, 1 paradox, 1 allusion, 1 synecdoche.

Keywords : Types Figurative Language, Meaning , Arctic Monkey Songs