FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ANALYSIS IN THE BEATLES’ SONG LYRICS SOMETHING, WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS, AND HERE COMES THE SUN

Abstract

This research contains figurative language elements which are used in three of The Beatles' song lyrics entitled Something, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Here Comes The Sun. The purpose of this research is to identify the types of figurative language found in three of The Beatles' song lyrics and to analyze the meaning of those figurative languages found in three of The Beatles' song lyrics. To conduct the research, the thesis writer applies figurative language theory by Leech and uses descriptive qualitative research design. In this research, nineteen figurative language are found and six types of figurative language are found, they are are simile, hyperbole, metaphor, oxymoron, personification, and metonymy. the most dominant types of figurative language are hyperbole with five proofs and metaphor with five proofs.
Keywords: Semantics, Figurative Language