JISIP, Vol. 2 No. 1 ISSN 2598-9944 Maret 2018 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN SOLEDAD SONG BY WESTLIFE M.Asrul Hasby, Muhammad Muhlisin English Departement, Faculty of Language and Art Education Mataram Institute of Teacher Training and Education Abstrak: This thesis is aimed to know the figurative language in soledad song.The method of the research was descriptive qualitative, where in this research, the researcher as object of the study the key instrument the data gathering used four steps such as: Documentation technique, identifying, coding and listening. The data analysis used data reduction,data display, and drawing conclusion or verification data. From the discussion it can be concluded that the lyric of Westlife’s song use six figurative language: (1) hyperbole (2) personification (3) metahor (4) paradox (5) symbol(6) paralellism. The researcher found fourteen expression from that and the most frequently appear is hyperbole and paradox. Therefore the conclusion of the research was six kinds of figurative language that appear in Soledad Song by westlife. Keywords: Figurative language A. INTRODUCTION used to hide the true meaning in song, and Song one of literary work created by it is also used to give wise message for the someone to entertain the public for all ages, reader or hearer. ethnic and race, song has several stanza and The researcher of this study will focus on every lyric in stanza sometime is written finding out the type of figurative language to similar or different for expressing the be investigated in the song Soledad by west meaning tone to create the fun internalize, and life.The writer interested to analysis lyrics of enjoyable in listening every song. Westlife song because in lyrics many Message, critical, meaning, and value expression from singer that are imagine about cannot be separated in creating the lyric of the condition or situation which singer got. song in order listener or fan not only consider Related to the description above, the as entertains for themselves but also as writer studies figurative language used in knowledge that might be able to decide selected lyrics of Westlife songs. Besides, the anything advantage or disadvantages in their writer found some kinds of figurative life. language used He also studies about the The song Soledad by Westlife one of meaning of figurative language used in song was written by presenting beautiful selected lyrics of Westlife songs. words, and hidden meaning that adequate to The writer formulated research question reveal the meaning, message, value, and they are as follows, What are the types of language style by applying many theories figurative language in the Soledad song by branch of linguistic or literature figurative. Westlife? There are two kinds of language. They are In this research the writer focuses on the literal language and figurative language. The types of figurative language in soledad song literal language has meaning as it is uttered. by Westlife. Literal language refers to facts without any B. REVIEW OF RELATED exaggerations. Then, figurative language LITERATURE usually is used in song, poetry and fiction, 1. Concept of literature and also in every speech. applicable teaching a. Definition of literature reading class. Where this strategies can be According to Rene wellek & Austin warren making students understand, because it can (1990:3) said that Literature is a creative help how the way easy to read and effective to activity, a work of art. Literature is often said improve reading achievement. to be a school of life in that the author tend to Often time, figurative language exist in comment on the conduct of society and song because of it belongsto element and individualsim society. characteristic of song. Figurative language is Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan 407 JISIP, Vol. 2 No. 1 ISSN 2598-9944 Maret 2018 In this research the researcher choose drama,discussed below,is technically a type of weslife’s song as the subject. According to prose) The most typical varieties of prose are Wikipedia weslife were an irish boy novels and short stories,while other types band,formed in july 1998 and disbanded in include letters,dieries,journals,and non-fiction june 2012. originally signed by Simon (also discussed below) prose is written is Cowell and managed by Louis Walsh,the complex sentences and organized in group’s final line-up consisted of Nicky, paragraphs, Instead of focussing on sound, Bryne, Kian, Egan, Mark Feehilyand Shane which is what poerty does, prose tends to Filan, Brian Mc Fadden was a member from focus on plot and characters. july 1998 until his departure in march 2004. c. Drama The researcher interest in this song Any text meant to be performed rather because many people known this song but do than can be considered drama (unless it’s a not know about what figurative language poem meant to be performed,of course) in which contain in this song. Beside that, this layman’s terms, dramas are usually called song has many figurative language which are plays. When written down the bulk of a drama able to analyze as literature of student is a dialogue,with periodic stage derictions knowledge. such as “he looks away angrily. 2. Element of literature d. Non-fiction a. Extrinsic elements This there non-fiction, a vast category Extrinsic elements of literature were that is a type of prose and includes many composed of several Elements.According to diffrent sub-genres. Non-fiction can be wellek and Warren (1990:65-262). creative, such as the personal essay, or b. Intrinsik Elements consist of six terms: factual, such as the scientific paper. 1. The theme of the theory story: is what e. Media was said in the story. The newest type of literature that has 2. Characterizations and characterization: been defined as a distinct genre is media. This characterization and disposition means categorization was created to encompass the the name of a character in the story, along many new and important kinds of text in our with his character society today, such as movie and films, 3. Plot: The plot consists of forward website, commerials bilboards and radio flow,reverse,and mixed. programs. 4. Story background: story is divided into 2. Concept of figurative language the background atmosphere, time and 1. Definition of Figurative Language place. Figurative language is a kind of 5. The mendate of the story:mendate story language that the speaker says less than what was the message delivered by the author he means or more than what he means or the to the reader. opposite of what he means of something other 6. Perspective of the author: the point of of what he means. That is why we cannot view is divided into two,namely the first- interpret the meaning literally from the person perspective and third person. expression. Thus, the research will be 3. Type of literature conducted to classify what kinds of figurative a. Poetry language used in westlife songs further more This is often considered the oldest from to interpret the meanings of figurative of literature, Before writing was invented, language in the songs. oral stories were commonly put into some sort 2. Kinds of figurative language of poetic form to make them easier to a. Hyperbole remember and recite. Poetry today is usually Hyperbole is a kind of figure of speech written down,but is still sometimes that contain exaggeration in amount,size or performed. characteristics that mean to give emphasis in a b. Prose statement or situation to intensify,to increase Prose can be defined as any kind of the impression and influence. written text that isn’t Poetry (which means Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan 408 JISIP, Vol. 2 No. 1 ISSN 2598-9944 Maret 2018 b. Personafication Symbol is the written notes in music or the Personaficationis comparison figure of letter atanding for the chemical elemnts speech which comparehuman characteristics (Maryanto:2005). to non human object, or abstraction ideas, 3. Westlife’s Biography (Tarigan:1986). Westlife Formed : July, 1998 - 3. Parallelism Sligo, Ireland. Parallelism is a kind of figure of speech Westlife Members : Nicky Byrne, to equal uses the words or pharases which Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan have the same gramatical form. These equals Quote from Shane Filan : "Believe it or can be sub clause. This figure of speech not, we're actually very clever fellows." created from comparable grammatical fbrm. The history of Westlife : (Tarigan:1986) Westlife is an Irish pop band formed 4. Metaphor on 3 July 1998. The group's original lineup Metaphor is a imaginative used of a word comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark pharase to describe somebody/something as Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden another to show that they have same qualities who left in 2004. Currently, Filan and Feehily and make the description more forceful. serve as the band's lead vocalists. 5. Irony Over years of their career, Westlife's Irony refers to words with an implication music has evolved from teen pop to a pop opposite to their usual meaning.Ironic sound, with an emphasis on ballads. All of the comment may be humorous or mildly band members are songwriters, although most sarcastic (Mc Arthur,1996:532). of their hits have been composed by external 6. Paradox writers, most notably Steve Mac and Wayne Paradox is pair if ideas,wor.Images of r Hector. On 1 June 2008, Westlife marked attitudes which are,or appear to be self- their 10th anniversary with a concert in Croke contradictionary. (Tarigan :1986) Park, Dublin which saw more than 83,000 7. Euphemism fans attending the special occasion. Euphemism is figure of speech which Putting Westlife Together: more delicate as reflacement of crude the use Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane of a mild, comforting,or evasive expression Filan were 3 of the 6 members of a group that takes the places of one that is taboo, called IOU out of Sligo in northwestern negative, offensive, or to (Mc.Arthur, Ireland.