AN ANALYSIS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN PAMUNGKAS ALBUM ENTITLED “BIRDY” AND IT’S CONTRIBUTION POETRY TEACHING

Safitri Diya Yanua. 2023. An Analysis Figurative Language Used of Pamungkas
Album “Birdy” And It’s contribution to Poetry Teaching. Final Project,
English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Fitri Yulianti, S.Pd.,
M.Pd., Advisor II: Sri Wahyuni, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Keywords: figurative language, Birdy Album, poetry teaching
This research is conducted to analyze types of figurative language of “Birdy” album by
Pamungkas. The researcher describes the type of figurative language by Kenedy. The
research used descriptive qualitative. The research findings of this final project can be
seen in the following: First, there are 59 figurative language found in song lyric of
Pamungkas album “Birdy”. Those 59 figurative languages divided into several types
namely metaphor, irony, hyperbole, repetition, personification, and simile. The most
dominant type of figurative language in this song lyric is hyperbole the researcher
found 24 parts, followed with metaphor within 18 parts, repetition with 7 parts, simile
and irony with 4 parts, and the last one is personification with 2 parts. Second, by
using the song lyric, it can attract more students' interest because the song can be a
modern and newest reference about figurative language in poetry teaching,
understand material about figurative language, and also by using the lyrics of the
song can add new vocabulary for students in a more fun way. And also for the teacher
can find the modern and newest reference and the material to teach their student so
this research contribution to poetry teaching.