Shakir, “A Critical Discourse Analysis of Figurative Language in Pakistani English Newspapers,” Int. Alwasilah, “Membangun Kreativitas Menulis: Membenahi Pendidikan Bahasa di Perguruan Tinggi,” Komposisi J. The type of figurative language he uses most is hyperbole. Contradictory figurative language is the dominant figurative language in Maroon 5's song. He uses figurative language to share his feelings.
Mostly represent what actually happened in the lives of the Maroon 5 members. The figurative language meanings found in the song Maroon 5. The researcher can conclude that in the maroon 5 song there are seven types of figurative language.
Sources of data are taken from sources on the website in the form of Maroon 5 band song lyrics. The data is taken in the figurative language used in the lyrics of the Maroon 5 song. The data source used was the Maroon 5 singer with several selected songs. In this study the authors used qualitative methods. In this study, the authors analyzed the song lyrics of nine songs belonging to Maroon 5, namely Shiver, Goodnight goodnight, The way i was, Moves like jagger, Can't stop, Sweetest goodbye, Until you're over me, Ragdoll, and Woman. This study aims to analyze the figurative language in the Maroon 5 Selected Song.
