FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN CELINE DION’S SELECTED SONG LYRICS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to categorize various forms of figurative language and look at how it is employed in a few of Celine Dion's song lyrics. The research's data source was the selected Celine Dion song lyrics. In this study, the Knickerbocker and Renninger hypothesis was used. The technique method used in analyzing this study is a descriptive qualitative method, focusing on the numerous types of figurative language and the varied ways in which it is interpreted in literary works. This study has found a conclusion based on the aforementioned objective. 33 data of information were found, including 5 metaphors, 6 personifications, 1 simile, 16 hyperbole, and 5 dead metaphors. In this inquiry, metaphor is most common. Furthermore, figurative language may be perceived in five distinct ways: conceptual meaning, connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, and reflected meaning.