Analysis of Figurative Language and Imagery in Taylor Swift's Songs

Siallagan, Sari Rishita; Manurung, Sulastri; Sinaga, Juwita Boneka

doi:10.33373/anglo.v8i1.984

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“…According to Arp (2011) as cited by Siallagan, Manurung, & Sinaga (2017), hyperbole is defined as "simply exaggeration, but exaggeration in the service of truth". It means that the speaker who uses this kind of figurative language does not really mean the utterance that he or she is saying, but the speaker is only overstating their statement.…”

Section: Literature Review Definition Of Figurative Languagementioning

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“…Personification is defined as a figure of speech in which the human's attributes are given to an animal, an object, or even concept. In another way it can be said that personification is a way in which the readers of the literature's work are asked to visualize the literal term in human form (Arp, 2011) as cited by (Siallagan, Manurung, & Sinaga, 2017). For example:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Arp (2011) as cited by Siallagan, Manurung, & Sinaga (2017), metonymy is the kind of figurative language in which the name of an object is replaced by another which has association with it. For example:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A research by Siallagan, Manurung, & Sinaga (2017) analyzed the types of figurative language and imagery in Taylor Swift's songs. The researchers used qualitative descriptive method by examining the sentences exist in the song lyrics and the findings are presented in the form of paragraphs.…”

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“…Research in relation to the figurative language has been done by many researchers. A descriptive qualitative research conducted by Siallagan, Manurung, & Sinaga (2017) was to analyze the kinds of figurative language and imagery in Taylor Swift's songs. The findings showed that there are thirteen songs examined by the researchers, and it is found out that there are eight kinds of figurative languages and six kinds of imagery used in Taylor Swift's songs.…”

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Analysis of Figurative Language and Imagery in Taylor Swift's Songs

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