FIGURE OF SPEECH IN ED SHEERAN DIVIDE ALBUM AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO POETRY TEACHING

Abstract

The goal of this research is to know the kinds of figure of speech and its contribution to poetry teaching in certain song lyrics from Ed Sheeran’s Divide album. This research used qualitative descriptive analysis techniques. The researcher will analyze kinds of figure of speech contained in the Ed Sheeran’s Divide album by listen the songs and read the lyrics. The song that contained figure of speech entitled Eraser, Castle on the Hill, Shape of you, Dive, Perfect and Happier. The result of research, the researcher found 33 verses which contained of figure of speech seven verses use metaphor, three verses use metonymy, eight verses use personification, six verses use simile, five verse use synecdoche, one use apostrophe, three verses use paradox and five verses use hyperbole. This songs album also has a contribution to poetry teaching that can be a variation teaching media.