AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MAROON FIVE’S SONGS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING POETRY

Faristian, Faozi. 2020. “An Analysis Of Figurative Language In Maroon Five’s
Songs And Its Contribution To Teaching Poetry”, Final Project, English
Department, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI
Semarang. Advisor I: Dra. Maria Yosephin Widharti Lestari, M.Pd.
Advisor II: Faiza Hawa, S.Pd.,M.Hum.
The objectives of this research are (1) To find out the kinds of figurative
languages used in Maroon Five’s song lyrics. (2) To find out the most dominant
of figurative language used in Maroon Five’s song lyrics.
The result of this research shows that (1) There are 14 different types of
figurative language found in those songs, such as: assonance, symbolism,
metaphor, repetition, consonance, simile, imagery, oxymoron, synecdoche, and
paradox. Total lyrics that contain figurative language are 77 lyrics. There are 15
lyrics contains assonance, 12 lyrics contains symbolism, 21 lyrics contains
metaphor, 15 lyrics contains repetition, 2 lyrics contains consonance, 1 lyric
contain simile, 4 lyrics contains oxymoron, 2 lyrics ontains synecdoche, 1 lyric
contain paradox, 4 lyrics contain sarcasm, and 2 lyrics contain hyperbole
figurative language. (2) the dominant figurative language in Maroon Five’s Song
lyrics is metaphor.
Keywords: Figurative Language, Maroon Five, Poetry