NIKO SAPUTRA: AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE OF SONGS IN
70’S ERA AND MILLENNIUM ERA
Figurative language is the language style that uses words or expressions with a meaning
that is different from the literal interpretation. Figurative language also include in literature
theory. Figurative language usually found in poem, novel, short story and songs. Through
Figurative language people can express their emotion, taste, and so forth,
The aims of this research are to know the figurative language used in songs 70’s era, to
know the figurative language used in songs millennium era, and to know the Similarity and
the difference of figurative language in both era.
The method of this study is qualitative research. Because the writer analyzes the data
based on the document, and the writer observes the document itself. The data of this research
taken from the lyrics of the songs in 70’s era and millennium era. In this case the writer
means that the songs was launch between 1970-1979 namely the Hotel California (1976), The
temple of the king (1975), Bohemian Rhapsody (1975), Smoke on The Water (1972), Brown
Sugar (1971), The Long and Winding Road (1970) and some songs from Millennium era or
2000’s era is the era between years 2000-2009. Namely Perfect (2002), The Reason (2003),
Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004) This Love (2002), All The Small Things (2000),
Here Without You (2003).
As a result of this research the writer found some figurative language from in the songs,
the writer found Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, Allegory, Idiom, Paradox, Imagery,
Metonymy. Base on the data In 70’s era, the Hyperbole and Personification usually appear,
and also in millenium era, they usually appear, but the differentiation is the amount of the
figurative language itself. Based on the data 70’era has more figurative language than
millenium era.
Finally the writer expects this research will able to help the next researcher who
conduct the research in same field. It sugessted to further researcher to able to investigate
other object which might contain figurative language
