ANALYSIS OF FIGURES OF SPEECH AS USED IN SONG LYRICS ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY BY LADYGAGA DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION UNIVERSITAS PGRI SEMARANG

Abstract

This final project is about figurative language in song lyrics of the album Always Remember Us This Way by Lady gaga. The objectives of the study are (1) to know the types of figures of speech as used in song lyrics of Always Remember Us This Way album by Lady gaga (2) to find out dominant figurative language is used in song lyrics in Always Remember Us This Way album by Lady gaga (3) to find out the contribution of Perfect lyrics for teaching poetry. The research was categorized as Descriptive Qualitative Research. The researcher analyzed song lyrics in the album Perfect which contain figurative language. The researcher collected the texts of the song and read all the texts one by one. After being read every sentence is observed to found out the types of figures of speech that may be used in the song lyric, and then any type of figures of speech found is classified. As a result of data analysis the researcher can make some conclusions. The researcher found metaphor, hyperbole, metonymy, simile and personification. There were 14 lyrics (35 %) for metaphor, 15 lyrics (37.5 %) for hyperbole, 2 lyrics (5%) for metonymy, 6 lyrics (15%) for simile, and 3 lyrics (7.5 %) for personification. The researcher found 40 lyrics on the album Always Remember Us This Way by Lady gaga. Most lyrics in the album My Everything used hyperbole and metaphor. The writer suggests that the teacher should be able to know the language style of the lyric. It also can give teaching resource to improve their English skill. It also can give the new media to teach their students. The student should not only listen to the songs and read the lyrics of the songs themselves, but they also need to learn the meaning and what things they can take as from the songs to be taken as lessons.