FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ANALYSIS IN SONG LYRICS OF COLDPLAY BAND

Song is one example of literature. Listening song is enjoyable activity, but the listeners cannot get a pleasure if they dont understand the figurative language that commonly found in the song. Song usually consists of figurative language since the figurative language is used in the lyric that is written well. Based on the reason, it brings the writer of the thesis to analyze. In this research, the writer analyzed figurative language in song lyrics of Coldplay band.The writer used qualitative research and content analysis in order to answer the research problems. Hornby (1974:822) stated that, song lyric is a short poem in a number of verses set to music to be sung. In its writing, the songwriters or composers usually beautify the language they use by any figurative language, so that the listeners will be more attracted in listening the song. This study is aimed at describing the existance of figurative and moral lesson in the lyrics of Coldplays song. The choice of Coldplays songs is based on to reasons. The first is writer himself is a big fan of Coldplay. The second is the Coldplays songs doesnot only talk about love, but also freedom, equality, and other social issues. Five songs are randomly drawn as the sample of the study by random sampling. Those song are Yellow, Clock, A Message Fix You, The Scientist . In analyzing the lyrics, the writer of this thesis uses objective approach. After completing thestudy, the writer found out that the existing kind of figurative language in thelyrics of Coldplays songs were methapor (80%), simile (4%), hyperbole (7%), personification (7%), onomatopoeia (2%).The first suggestion is to the next writer, using poem or songs as media is important and interesting in poetry subject. The writer could give songs as the example of learning figurative language to next writer and the second suggestion is to the next writer who want to conduct song analysis. They can do further research such as analyzing style, theme or value in the song