Figurative Language in Selected Shawn Mendes Album Song Lyrics. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Abstract

This study deals with the figurative language anlysis in selected Shawn Mendes album song lysrics. The objective of the study is to identify the types of figurative langauge found in selected Shawn Mendes album song lyrics, and analyze the meaning of figurative langauge in selected Shawn Mendes album song lyrics. The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative in this study. The data of research were taken from Shawn Mendes song lyrics in selected Shawn Mendes album, the researcher found several findings of figurative language. There are five types of figure of speech found in this song, there are metaphor, hyperbole, personafication, simile and repetition. The most figurative language that is used in selected Shawn Mendes album song lyrics is hyperbole.