2019•Unpublished venueRequires access
A Stylistic Study Of Figurative Language In Katy Perry’s Song Lyrics From Witness Album
Alfi Syahrina, Sholikatus Sa`diyah
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Abstract
This research is aimed at taking comprehensive understanding regarding the type
of figurat ive language wit hin the song lyrics in Kat y Perry’s Witness (2017)
album to know what her perspectives about her country (USA) especially after the
2016 election. After understanding the type of figurative language, it is then
related and connected to the idea of the author. The utilized theories in this
research are stylistics by Geoffrey Leech and Mick Short and figurative language
by Laurence Perrine. This study uses qualitative method and content analysis
approach since the object of the analysis is formed as song lyrics. Adopting the
Perrine’s theory of figurat ive language, it is discovered that there are only seven
of twelve types of figurative language i.e. simile, metaphor, personification,
metonymy, symbol, hyperbole, and irony. Metaphor mostly dominates in the song
lyrics with its total eight times (29,63%) of occurrence. After finding the type of
figurative language, the researcher relates the meaning of figurative language to
the context in the data. Hence, it is discovered that the author’s political
perspective and women empowerment in metaphor which dominates the type of
figurative language.