AN ANALYSIS OF SIMILE FOUND IN ADELE S SONG LYRICS
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https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v3i4.8652Keywords:
Figurative language, Simile, Song, LyricsAbstract
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 < p>
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