Analysis of Figurative Language in Lana Del Rey’s Song Lyrics Entitled Summertime Sadness, Young and Beautiful and Dark Paradise

Abstract

This research contains figurative language elements which are used in three of Lana Del
Rey’s song lyrics entitled Summertime Sadness, Young and Beautiful and Dark Paradise. The
purpose of this research is to identify the types of figurative language found in three of Lana
Del Rey’s song lyrics and to analyze the meaning of those figurative language found in three
of Lana Del Rey’s song lyrics. To conduct the research, the thesis writer applies figurative
language theory by Arp&Perrine and uses descriptive qualitative research design. In this
research, twenty one figurative language are found and five types of figurative language are
found, they are personification, simile, hyperbole, metonymy and metaphors. The most
dominant figurative language type found is simile with seven proofs, and the least dominant
figurative language type found is metaphor with two proofs.
Keywords: Semantics, Figurative Language