AN ANALYSIS OF SIMILE FOUND IN ADELE’S SONG LYRICS

Junior E. Sangki; Tirza A. Kumayas; Rinny S.  Rorimpandey

doi:10.36582/jotell.v3i4.8652

Authors

Junior E. Sangki Universitas Negeri Manado
Tirza A. Kumayas Universitas Negeri Manado
Rinny S. Rorimpandey Universitas Negeri Manado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v3i4.8652

Keywords:

Figurative language, Simile, Song, Lyrics

Abstract

The Figurative language is language that uses a words or expressions with a meaning that is different from literal interpretation. Simile is a direct comparison between two ideas using the words “like” or “as”. The purpose of this research are to find out the types of similes are contained in Adele’s song lyrics and the meaning of simile in Adele’s song lyrics. Qualitative method were used in this research with descriptive analysis approach so that the research question answered with analytical description. To analyzed the data use theory from Matthew B. Miles and A. Michael Huberman. The types of similes analyzed by using Xiouguo (2005). The researcher found that there is the use of open simile and close simile in Adele's song lyrics. Open similes appear 8 times with 57% compared to close similes which only appear 6 times with 43%. This proves that some of Adele's song lyrics have a more dominant type of simile, it is open simile.

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