TYPE AND MEANING THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FOUND IN NIKI ZEFANYA’S SELECTED SONGS' LYRICS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING POETRY

Alfiyani, Wenny. 2021. Type and Meaning The Figurative Language Found in
Niki Zefanya’s Selected Songs' Lyrics And its Contribution To Teaching Poetry.
Final project English Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Educations,
University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Rahmawati Sukmaningrum, S.Pd., M.Pd. Advisor II: Indri
Kustantinah, S.S., M.Hum.
Keywords: Figurative language, Song lyrics, Niki – Nicole Zefanya, Poetry
teaching
This final project is based on the study, which attempted to the analysis of the
Figurative language in Niki – Nicole Zefanya selected songs and their
contribution to teaching poetry. The three songs were Lose, Indigo, La La Lost
You. The main purpose of this study was to found the types, the dominations, and
the meaning of figurative languages used in the three songs, and also the
contribution to teach poetry. This study expected to be a source for the English
teachers to teach Poetry. This study is qualitative research, which analyzed the
types and meaning of the figurative language found in Niki‟s songs lyrics using
Kennedy, X.J. and Gioia. D.‟s theory (2005). The data of the research were
collected by listening, watching, reading, identifying, analyzing, and classifying.
The result of the study was there were seven types of figurative language found in
the study. And they were metaphor hyperbole repetition simile apostrophe
paradox allegory. The contributions of this by using songs lyrics to teaching
poetry was could make a positive, relax, and full attention learning, more
focus and absorb the material, bringing a sense of community, Improving
memory, and enhance their imagination.