Figurative Language Used In The Ed Sheeran’S Song

This study aims (1) to explain the types of figurative language in the song Ed Sheeran (2) to find the Types of Meaning contained in the song Ed Sheeran. This research is descriptive qualitative with data taken from some of Ed Sheeran's song lyrics. This study uses documentation techniques to collect data. In analyzing data, researchers used the theory of Tarigan (1985) and Leech (1981) to present figurative language types and meaning types. As a result, (1) researchers found 4 types of figurative language (hyperbole 37.5%, personification 18.7%, simile 32,2%, euphemism 12.5%), and hyperbole was the most dominant of the 4 types of figurative language found. (2) And researchers also found 4 meaning types (affective meaning 44%, conceptual meaning 5%, connotative meaning 34%, and thematic meaning 17%) and affective meaning is the dominant meaning type from the 4 types of meaning that have been found