The Analysis of Figurative Language Found in song lyric of Harris Jung’s Album Salam and the Application in Teaching Reading on Eleventh Grade of Senior High School

Abstract

This study concerns with the descriptive analysis of figurative language found in song lyric of Harris Jung‘s album Salam. The objective of the study is to find out the types of figurative languages that is found in song lyric of Harris Jung‘s album Salam. The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative method to classify and analyze the sentences. The purpose of this study were to: 1) To identify the kinds of figurative language found in song lyrics of Harris Jung‘s album Salam. 2) To describe the application of figurative language found in song lyrics of Harris Jung‘s album Salam to teaching reading. Based on research finding, the researcher found some figurative languages found in song lyric Harris Jung‘s album Salam . The kinds of figurative languges, the researcher found 6 figurative language in the song lyric of Harris Jung‘s. There are metaphor 13 figurative language (25,5 %), hyperbole 12 figurative language (23,5 %), personification 6 figurative language (11,8 %), Simile 11 figurative language (21,6 %), Synecdoche 4 figurative language (7,8 %), and 5 Symbol figurative language (9,8 %). The analysis of Figurative Language in lyric song by Harris Jung‘s can be applied in teaching reading especially in reading comprehension. Understanding for english song and found figurative language english song. Also know kinds of figurative Language and the application in teaching reading on eleventh grade of senior high school.