AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ON JAMES ARTHUR’S SELEDTED SONGS “SAY YOU WON’T LET GO AND IMPOSSIBLE” ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING POETRY

Aditiya, Fajar Ocka. 14420137. 2021. “An Analysis Of Figurative Language On
James Arthur’s Seledted Song “Say You Won’t Let Go And Impossible” Its
Contribution To Teaching Poetry” Final Project, English Department, Faculty of
Languages and Arts Education. University of PGRI Semarang. The first advisor is
Dr. Jafar Sodiq, S. Pd., M. Pd., the second advisor is Siti Musarokah, S.Pd.,
M.Hum.
Key Words: Figurative Language, Songs Lyric, Poetry, James Arthur
The objectives of the study are: 1) To identify types of figurative language are
found in James Arthur’s song ―Say You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖. 2) To
find out the meanings of figurative language are found in James Arthur’s song
―Say You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖. 3) To reveal the contribution of
James Arthur’s ―Say You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖ lyrics in students’
writing poem The study uses descriptive qualitative, that is a type of qualitative
research. The method of this study belongs to library research. The first step is
downloading selected songs ―Say You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖. The
second step is listening to the songs repeatedly. The third step is analyzing to
figurative languages in songs ―Say You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖. The
fourth step is identifying the kinds of figurative languages in Purpose Album.
The fifth step is finding out the messages of figurative languages in songs ―Say
You Won’t Let Go and Impossible‖. The results of the study show that the writer
found 10 types of figurative languages in songs lyric of songs ―Say You Won’t
Let Go and Impossible‖ by James Arthur. There are Simile, metaphor,
symbolism, sarcasm, tautology, irony, oxymoron, litotes, and hyperbole. The
writer found 79 of figurative language expressions in songs ―Say You Won’t Let
Go and Impossible‖ by James Arthur. They are 3 of simile expressions, 1 of
metaphor expressions, 44 of symbolism expressions, 11 of sarcasm expressions,
8 of tautology expressions, 1 of irony expressions, 5 of oxymoron expressions, 2
of litotes expressions, and 4 of hyperbole expressions. In order to conduct this
research, the writer collects literary texts as references and sources of theories.
The researcher then assesses the data using theories of references relevant to the
study in order to contribute to the teaching of poetry. This study can be utilized
as a source or reference for teaching poetry because the song lyrics contain
figurative language that can be used to teach poetry. They can get
communications in the form of song lyrics. Furthermore, it assists students in
appreciating literary works. Students can use this research to learn about the
many types of figurative languages and how they communicate.