SOSHUM Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora [Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities] Volume 9, Number 3, 2019 p-ISSN. 2088-2262 e-ISSN. 2580-5622 ojs.pnb.ac.id/index.php/SOSHUM/ Figurative Language in Songs in Senior High School English Student’s Book Anchieta Ave Avillanova1 and Barli Bram2 12Sanata Dharma University Jalan Moses Gathotkaca, Catur Tunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta-55281, Indonesia E-mail:
[email protected] Article Info ABSTRACT ________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Article History Received: This paper is aimed at exploring types of figurative language in songs in June 2019 Senior High School Student’s English textbook. Students of English need to Accepted: understand the figurative language in songs in order to learn English by using Oct 2019 song lyrics. Qualitative analysis was done to three songs in Student’s Book 2 Published: Nov 2019 for Senior High School Students Grade XI. The current paper reports on the ________________ findings on four types of figurative language, namely: simile, metaphor, Keywords: personification, and hyperbole. To examine the data, the researchers listened songs; lyrics; figurative to each song three times, identified the types of figurative language that were language; meaning used in the songs, and then analyzed the identified figurative language. ____________________ Results showed that the three analyzed songs, namely “Flashlight”, “See You Again”, and “Hall of Fame” contained three types of figurative language, namely: metaphors, hyperboles, and personifications. The findings are expected to be beneficial for English teachers and designers of English learning materials, in teaching and designing English learning material. Hopefully, more attention can be paid to figurative language in English songs in textbooks.