An Analysis Of Figurative Expressions Found In Enrique Iglessias’s Selected Songs Lyrics

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AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS

FOUND IN ENRIQUE IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED

SONGS LYRICS

A THESIS

BY

RAHMAD TINO ARDINO

REG.NO. 040705019

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

FACULTY OF LETTERS

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

MEDAN

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Alhamdulillah, praise to the Almighty Allah SWT, the Most gracious, the Most merciful, for giving me guidance, the power, the patience, and the ability to finish this thesis.

First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciate to Dr. Eddy Setia, M.Ed TESP, as my supervisor and to Dra. Roma Ayuni Lubis, M.A, as my co-supervisor, for sharing times, critical assistance and valuable suggestion with me and the best efforts they have given to me.

Then I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Letters, Sumatera Utara University, Drs. Iwan Syaifuddin, M.A. Phd.D., the Head and the Secretary of English Department, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum; and Drs. Yulianus Harefa, M.Ed TESOL for giving all facilities and opportunities during my academic affairs and in completing the thesis.

I would also like to thank to all lecturers of English Department for giving me a great help and contribution of knowledge during the academic years.

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My best and deep appreciation and love are dedicated to my mom, Rani Siregar, and my brother Kharol Bakhri Tambunan, also for vina for giving a never ending pray, moral, spiritual support, and endless love. I also thank to Nurdin Gang; Nova, Tuti, Ninta, Ara, Irman Atong and Irvan Cupenk for their support during my academic years.

Finally, thanks to all 2004’s students who have shared all the moment during my academic years.

May the Almighty Allah preserve and bless them all. Amiin.

Medan, December 2008

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ABSTRAK

Judul skripsi ini adalah An Analysis of Figurative Expressions Found in Enrique Iglessias’ selected Songs Lyrics. Ini adalah suatu analisa pengklasifikasian terhadap makna yang terkandung pada suatu lirik didasarkan atas pegklasifikasian melalui Figurative Expression. Bahasan dalam analisa ini mencakup hiperbola, metapora, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, irony, dan oksimoron terhadap lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias yang sudah dipilih. Dari analisa yang dilakukan ditemukan 57 ungkapan figuratif yang terdiri dari 20 ungkapan figuratif hiperbola (35%), 24 ungkapan figuratif metapora (42%), 6 ungkapan figuratif personifikasi (10%), 4 ungkapan figuratif sinekdok (7%), satu ungkapan figuratif simile (2%), satu ungkapan figuratif ironi (2%), dan satu ungkapan figuratif oksimoron (2%). Dengan ini, muncul metapora sebagai ungkapan yang paling dominant, diikuti oleh hiperbola, personifikasi, sinekdok, simile, ironi, dan oksimoron.

Ditemukannya metapora sebagai ungkapan figuratif yang paling dominant di lagu-lagu Enrique Iglessias mengimplikasikan bahwa dalam lirik-lirik lagunya banyak terdapat kalimat atau kata-kata yang menggunaka linking verbs (is, are,

were dll). Perbandingan yang digunakan merupakan perbandingan dua ide; ide

pertama adalah suatu kenyataan, yang dipikirkan, atau yang menjadi objek sedangkan ide yang kedua adalah perbandingan terhadap terhadap ide yang pertama tersebut.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABSTRAK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1.The Background of Analysis 1.2.The Problem of Analysis 1.3.The Objectives of Analysis 1.4.The Scope of analysis

1.5.The significances of Analysis 1.6.The Research Method

1.7.Review of Related Literature

CHAPTER II BASIC PRINCIPLE IN SEMANTICS

2.1. Semantics

2.2. The Scope of Semantics 2.2.1. Meaning

2.2.2. Sense and Reference

CHAPTER III FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS

3.1. Definitions of Figurative Expression 3.2. Kind of Figurative Expressions

3.2.1. Hyperbole 3.2.2. Metaphor

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3.2.3. Personification 3.2.4. Synecdoche 3.2.5. Simile 3.2.6. Irony 3.2.7 Oxymoron

CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN ENRIQUE IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED SONGS LYRICS

4.1. The Types of Figurative Expression

4.2. The Literal Analysis of the Figurative Sentences 4.2.1. Hyperbole

4.2.2. Metaphor 4.2.3. Personification 4.2.4. Synecdoche 4.2.5. Simile 4.2.6. Irony 4.2.7. Oxymoron 4.3. The Result of Analysis

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1. Conclusions 5.2. Suggestions

BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES

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ABSTRAK

were dll). Perbandingan yang digunakan merupakan perbandingan dua ide; ide

pertama adalah suatu kenyataan, yang dipikirkan, atau yang menjadi objek sedangkan ide yang kedua adalah perbandingan terhadap terhadap ide yang pertama tersebut.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Background of Analysis

Language has an important role of communication in human life. People use language as a tool to express ideas and feelings. By using language, people are able to describe their feelings, emotions and thought easier than using other elements. Hornby (1972:473) says, “Language is human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, feelings, and desires by means of a system sounds and sound symbols. People use language to communicate and interact to each other. It is easier to convey information to another people in order to share knowledge. Bolinger (1975:14) states, “Human-language is a system of vocal-auditory communication, interacting with the experiences of its users, employing conventional signs composed of arbitrary patterned sound units and assembled according to set rules.”

Palmer (1976:6) says, “I have suggested that linguistics is the scientific study of language. Linguistics has important role to components of language that include sound, the arrangement of words, and meaning.” In its broadest sense, linguistics can also be refried as the study of human language: how it is structured, how it is used to represent meaning, how it is used to communicate ideas, how it is formed, how it is decoded. Linguistics tries to look for commonality across all human languages, and should not be confused with 'Language Teaching’, which aims to teach a single language.

There are four branches of linguistics study; they are Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics. In this thesis, I focus on Semantics. Palmer

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(1976:1) says, “Semantics is technical term used refer to the study of meaning.” In addition, semantics focuses on the meaning of words, phrases, or sentences in the language. The meaning of phrases, sentences depend on the meaning of its words and the structure. System for analyzing language divides linguistics expression into two classes: literal meaning and non-literal meaning. Uses in non-literal are called figurative expression. Literal meaning denotes the speaker mean according to common or dictionary usage, while non-literal meaning (figurative expression) connotes additional layers of meaning. When the people eye or ears receive a message, the mind must interpret the data to convert it into meaning. This set of memories will give prominence to the most common or literal meanings, but also suggest reasons for attributing different meanings, e.g., the reader understands that the author intended it to mean something different, as can be seen the examples of literal meaning below:

− Let me be your friend

− I want to hold you

Both of the examples express the literal meaning as the real meaning according to dictionary usage.

Look at the examples of non-literal meaning (figurative expression) below:

− You can take my breath away

− Sad eyes never lie

Both of the examples are figurative expression, they express additional layer of meaning. In first sentence, “you can take my breath away” implies that the speaker can gives anything to the hearer (you); the hearer can take his life.

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Moreover, the second sentences, “sad eyes never lie”, lie in this sentence represented human being ability.

Every sentence that contain of figurative expression could make the reader or hearer confused and try to imagine what the real meaning of it. Richard Taylor (1981:165) cites: “Figurative languages surprises the reader because the statements or ideas expressed does not make sense on the surface level, and, since literal meaning is denied, an act of imagination is required before the intended meaning becomes clear.”

It is important to understand figurative expression meaning because it shows the speaker’s mastery of politeness in English language which at the sometimes show the speaker’s high-level mastery of the language. Even the scholar that want to improve his communication skill, he should study about the meaning and non-literal meaning, because it is one of the most difficult subject to be studied. So in this analysis I try to reveal the non-literal meaning as my object because I think it is worthy to the reader who are interested in the meaning especially figurative expression.

There are so many kinds of literary works which use the figurative expression, such as a Lyrics song and Poetry. All of them use it to beautify their sentences and give the magnificent words to interest the reader or hearer.

Songs is the most common thing in people daily life because songs can give various impacts to its reader. In a song, we can find lyrics which complete and beautify the song and makes the hearer more interested in hearing it.

In this thesis, I am interested in analyzing the figurative expression that found in lyrics of song. The composers communicate to the society by express

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their idea and feeling through the song. The idea and feeling becomes difficult to understand because the composers adopted figurative expression to beauty theirs lyrics. This thesis will discuss figurative expression that found in lyrics of song and try to interpret the meaning by using Semantics theory.

The lyrics of song that I analyze are Enrique Iglessias songs. I chose these songs because there are so many figurative expressions are found in the lyrics. More over these lyrics have the magnificent words and the poetic aspect. In spite of it’s, he is a top singer in the world. Enrique Miguel Iglessias Preysler was born May 8, 1975. He is a Spanish pop singer-songwriter. His career started in Mexico on Indie label Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Latin market in the United States, selling more Spanish albums than any other artists in that period of time.

1.2 The Problem of Analysis

The focuses of this thesis are:

a. What the types of figurative expressions that are found in song lyrics of Enrique Iglessias?

b. What are the literal meanings of each types of figurative expression in the song lyrics?

1.3 The Objectives of Analysis

The objectives within this analysis are based on the problems, they are: a. To find out the types of figurative expression which are found in

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b. To find out the literal meaning of each types of figurative expression found in the songs lyrics.

1.4 The Scope of Analysis

To make focus of the analysis and easy to analyze of the matter being analyzed and easier to understand, the scope of analysis is focused on semantics component, i.e. figurative expressions: Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Synecdoche, Simile, Euphemism and Oxymoron that I used to analyze the songs lyrics. Here I choose 14 songs of Enrique Iglessias’s songs as object of analysis. Title of the songs: Escape, Hero, Could I have this kiss forever, Addicted, Live it up tonight, Be yourself, Somebody’s me, I have always loved you, One night stand, She be the one, Don’t turn off the lights, Sad eyes, Wish I was your lover, and Wish you were here.

1.5 The Significances of Analysis

A study on figurative expressions is very interesting and challenging because it is one of the aspects of the language used. In this case, the research finding will useful for:

1. The English teacher, the investigation on the figurative expressions will add the variation of teaching the meaning through the Enrique Iglessias’ songs lyrics.

2. The students, it would provide better and clearer understanding on the types of figurative expressions in the songs lyrics and for the student who interest in studying pragmatics and semantics, it is will be very useful for

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them in enriching their knowledge and increasing their language proficiency.

1.6 The Research Method

The object of this thesis is 20 songs of Enrique iglessias’s songs. I choose those songs because they are quite familiar to me. This analysis will help the reader to understand deeply about what Iglessias wants to tell through his songs.

The followings are the steps in doing the analysis of this thesis. Firstly, I collect several albums of Enrique Iglessias, and then I select some songs as the samples of the analysis. Secondly, I choose lyrics which have figurative expression then I analyze them. Afterward, I classify them into each type of figurative expression and describe them. Finally, I conclude the result of analysis into how many of each figurative expression are found in those 20 songs.

1.7 Review of Related Literature

In completing this thesis, I use some theories which are relevant to basic principle of Semantics to support the idea of the analysis. In addition, the focus is figurative expressions.

A figurative language is the opposite of literal language. In figurative language, we do not mean exactly and completely what we say. In our everyday speech and writing, we are usually use figurative expression to add vividness or clarity of our ideas. In this thesis, I focus on eight component of figurative expression: Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy, Synecdoche, Simile, Euphemism, and Oxymoron.

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In addition to above linguists’ theories, I also read thesis: Saiful Saleh KS (2008), in his thesis “A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSION IN EARNEST HEMINGWAY’S THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA.” He concludes that simile is the most dominant (39%) Figurative Expression used in that novel. Followed by Personification (31%), Metaphor (11%), Synecdoche (10%), Hyperbole (6%) and Oxymoron (2%). There is no Irony used in this novel. I use this thesis as my reference because I found the slight similarities of what he had analyzed to what I want to do in my analysis. Furthermore, he also analyzes about the figurative expression, but he used different object.

In addition, Tiodor O. B. Manalu (2006), in her thesis “THE ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN CELINE DION’S ALBUM A NEW DAY HAS COME.” She concludes that the most dominant figurative expression in this album is Hyperbole (35%), followed by Metaphor (18%), Personification (13%), Metonymy (11%), Synecdoche (8%), Paradox (6%), Simile (5%), and Euphemism (4%). It is the same with Saiful Saleh thesis, I also use this thesis as my reference because there are slight similarities with my analysis, and she analyzed about figurative expression as I do in my analysis.

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2.

BASIC PRINCIPLE IN SEMANTICS

2.1 The Definition of Semantics

Semantics was introduced in English at the end of 19 century. The term semantics in English adopted from French term semantique, which was coined from the Greek. Before introduced in 1890’s, the semantics was once used in phrase Semantick Philisophy to mean ‘Divination’. This term is not refers to meaning but refers to its development, which is later known as ‘Historical Semantics’. Then the term Semantics was treated as the science of meaning until M. Breal released a book entitled Semantics: Studies in the Science of Meaning in 1900. In the book, Semantics was not only concerned with historical change of the meaning, but also treated as the science of the meaning.

Semantics generally Defined as the study of meaning. It deals with all linguistics aspects from words, phrases and sentences in language. It is also redefined clearly that semantics limits its study to the nature of meaning only. It can be relevant or relative when it is study on where it has its own contextual meaning. Meaning becomes the problem that discus in semantics. To define about the meaning it is necessary to define semantics in to more specific definition. These more specific definitions have let us to an important basic assumption that meaning is part of speaker knowledge about their language.

For more clear understanding on Semantics, some linguists have also proposed definition of semantics as described below.

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a. Katz (1972:1) states, “Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It concerned with what the sentences and other linguist object express, not with the arrangement of their syntactic parts or with their pronunciation”. b. Palmer (1976: 1) defines, “Semantics is the technical term used to refer to

the study of meaning”.

c. Hornby (1972: 789) defines, “Semantics is Branch of linguistics concerned with studying the meaning of words and sentences”.

d. Lyons (1979:1) Semantics is generally defined as the study of the meaning”.

All these definitions given above are different in some respect but principally semantics is a division of linguistics dealing with meaning of words, it is study concerned with meaning of linguistics string. It means that we must focus our attention to what sentences or other linguistic objects express not to arrangement of their syntactic part of their grammatical form

2.2 The Scope of Semantics

Although the study of meaning becomes more significant at the early twentieth century, many linguists study language without reference to meaning. There is no very general agreement about the nature of meaning or the way in which it should be described and no one knows which facts are relevant to semantics. However, the linguists have investigated the way of structuring meaning in language. There are at least two major approaches to the way in which meaning in language is studied. Each of these is often influential in determining which facts of meaning are relevant for semantics. The first is linguistic approach.

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This approach investigated semantics structure of the sentence. The second is Philosophical approach. Philosopher has investigated the relation between linguistic expression such as the word of language, person, and things and event in the world to which these words refers. Although there are maybe different approaches to semantics, three basic terms seem to be widely mentioned in each of this approach. I.e. Meaning, Sense, References.

2.2.1 Meaning

Meaning of words absolutely plays a role in communication since without meaning there will be no good desired interaction.

There are some definitions, which are given by semanticists about what meaning is, they are:

a. Leech (1969: 5) says,” The aim of semantics is to explain and describe meaning in the natural language”.

b. Lyons (1979: 2) says, “The meaning can be distinguished by the technique of substituting others word in the same context and enquiry whether the resulting sentence are equivalent.”

Meaning is described as the message that is intended or expressed or signified; and the idea that is intended. The term meaning is simple derived from the word mean. It is a fact that the verb to mean and the noun meaning have many distinguishable meanings. In every day English, we use the word mean in a number different ways:

a. That was no mean ( insignificant ) accomplishment b. That are so mean ( cruel ) to me

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c. This will mean ( result in ) the end of the second class citizen ship d. Without ice cream, life wouldn’t mean anything ( have any purpose ) e. I mean ( intend ) to help[ if I can

f. Keep of the grass, this means ( refers to ) you g. His losing his job means ( indicates ) fine tobacco h. Lucky strike means ( indicates ) fine tobacco i. Those clouds mean ( are a the sign of ) rain j. She doesn’t mean ( believe) what he said k. Procrastinate means (?) “ to put this thing of” l. In saying that, she meant (?) that we should leave.

The word mean in (a) to (j) has their “equivalence” in another word, while in the same word in (k) or (l) does not. The last two sentences, in fact, exemplify two importantly different short of meaning, i.e. Linguistic meaning and speaker meaning. In (k) procrastinate has a linguistic meaning of to put things off While in (l) meant refers to speaker intention or what message the speaker intends to say in her word.

Speaker meaning can be said as speaker means in producing utterance. In some form of language, generally, linguistics meaning of an expression is simply the meaning or meaning of that expression we can see it below:

a. He likes to run.

b. The machines run well. c. They run a mail-order house.

From the example above, it can be seen that the word run has more than one linguistic-meaning. In the first sentence the word run means ‘walk fast’.

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Then, in the second sentence means ‘work’, and in the third run means ‘manage or organize’.

However, in using language, a speaker may use a word to mean something different from what it literally means as understood in the following:

Gray (1984: 114) says, “Literal meaning of statement is its most exact, precise and limited, meaning, without attention to secondary or symbolic meaning metaphorical meaning, etc”

Based on the quotation above, it can be said that each meaning of words used in utterances or expression has lexical meanings or most exact to what the dictionary says, without attention to figurative meanings. If a meaning of an expression used is literal sense, of course, it can be easily interpreted.

2.2.2 Sense and Reference

Word and phrases normally both have sense and reference. In order to have a better understanding of a word and references, there should be a distinction between its sense and reference.

A German philosopher and mathematician, Frege, proposed the senses of a word is the additional meaning attached to the word. Other linguists who contributed the meaning of sense and reference in his book is Lyons (1979: 197) says “sense is the term used by a number of philosopher for what others would describe simply as their meaning or perhaps more narrowly as their cognitive or descriptive meaning”.

According to Palmer (1976: 30), “Reference deals with the relationship with between the linguistic elements, words, sentence,

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etc, and the nonlinguistic world of experience. Sense related to the complex system of relationships that hold between the linguistics elements themselves (mostly the word); it is concerned only with intra linguistic relations.”

Base on the Palmer’s idea, we can say that the reference of word is the object designated by the word for example, the reference of the word ‘chair’ is the object designated by the word, which can be pictured as an upside down number four.

According to Lyons (1979: 177) “ to say that sentence contains a referring expression is to say that it contains and expression is to say that it contains and expression which on some occasions of the utterance of the sentences may be used to refer”.

Reference can be said as a link of signifier and signified by words. The signifier is a word in the language and the signified is the object in the worlds that stands for, refers to or denotes. It is an obvious fact that reference is the centre of symbol and object. Through reference, the language being mentioned is associated to the world.

At present there are two major theories or references, they are the Description theory and the Historical Chain theory. In description theory, an expression refers to its referent because it describes the referent. For instance, the phrase the first person to set foot in the moon refers to Neil Amstrong since the description fits him. The Historical Chain theory says that an expression refers to referent by a certain historical relation between the words uttered and some initial dubbing of the object with the name. For example, when the speaker use the name

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Charles de Gaulle it refers to the person christened by that name, provided there is a chain of uses linking the current speaker’s reference with the original christening.

The difference of sense and reference can be seen in the phrase “the man who is my father” and “the man who married my mother”. Both of these sentences have the same reference; they refer to ‘my mother’s husband’. Nevertheless, the sentences of those phrases are different. The first phrase refers to ‘the person who is my (biological) father’, while the second one refers to ‘the person who necessarily my father’.

In short, a word / phrase might be having more than one sense. When some one is speaking about the meaning of word, he / she usually speaks about one of its senses, which is usually believed as the primary senses. By this, we can say that in order to understand a phrase, it must have sense. A phrase would still be understandable even though it has no reference, but without sense, we would not able to understand it. We can see it in this sentence: ‘the king of the United States has two daughters’. The meaning of this sentence is understandable, even though there is no king the United States.

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3. FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS

3.1. Definition of Figurative Expression

In semantics, there are two important different kinds of meaning, such as speaker meaning and linguistics meaning. Speaker meaning is what a speaker means in producing an utterance either literally or nonliterally. We mean exactly base on the dictionary usage when we are speaking literally. We are speaking nonliterally when we mean something different from what our words mean.

When the sentence has hidden meaning, nonliteral meaning or figurative meaning exist beside it. Nonliteral meaning would be more difficult to understand without knowing the context, i.e. the situation or atmosphere of the sentence being expressed. David Crystal (1999: 116) states, “Figurative of speech is an expressive use of language where words are used in a nonliteral way to suggest illuminating comparison and resemblances.”

Figurative language is the opposite of literal language. In literal language we mean exactly and completely, we do not in figurative language. In our everyday speech and writing we often using figurative expression to add vividly and clarity to our idea. Some of them have become so commonplace that we do not realized that literal meaning of the words id different from our meaning, and that we are making a demand

Figurative language is form of expression other those normally used. They serve to intensify meaning. They make their point indirectly by stating things vividly in terms of something else. They are not literally meant or interpreted. They enhance idea by making them more graphic and appealing like all

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comparison, and contrast, figure of speech are especially useful in translating the unknown into terms of known. There are two purposes of figurative expressions; its referential purpose and its pragmatic purpose. Its referential purpose is to describe a mental process or state, a concept, a person, an object, a quality or an action more comprehensively and concisely than is possible in literal language. Its pragmatic purpose is to appeal to senses, interest, to clarify, to please, to delight, and to surprise.

3.2 Kinds of Figurative Expression

There are many kinds of figurative expression. Taylor (1981: 167) classified figurative expression into three groups, they are:

1. Comparison and Substitution: simile, allusion, metonymy, analogy, allegory.

2. Representation by substitution: synecdoche, personification, symbol. 3. Contrast by discrepancy and inversion: overstatement, understatement,

paradox (oxymoron), irony: verbal, situational, dramatic.

While, Tarigan (1995: 114) has also classified figurative expression into four groups. They are as below:

1. Majas perbandingan terdiri dari perumpamaan, kiasan, penginsanan, sindiran, dan antithesis. (Comparison consists of simile, metaphor, personification, allegory, and antithesis).

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2. Majas pertentangan terdiri dari hiperbola, litotes, ironi, oksimoron, paronomasia, paralipsis, dan zeugma. (Contrast consist of hyperbole, litotes, irony, oxymoron, paronomasia, paralipsis, and zeugma).

3. Majas pertautan terdiri dari metonimia, sinekdoke, alusi, eufedimisme, elipsis, inversi, dan gradasi. (linkage consist of metonymy, synecdoche, allusion, euphemism, ellipsis, enversion and gradasion).

4. Majas perulangan terdiri dari aliterasi, autanaklasis, kiasmus, dan repetisi. (repetition consist of alliteration, autanaklasis, chiasmus, and repetition).

In this thesis, I analyze seven types of figurative expression that it base on Tarigan theory. They are Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy, Synecdoche, Simile, Euphemism, and Oxymoron that exist in Enrique Iglessias’ songs lyrics.

3.2.1 Hyperbole

The word hyperbole derives from Greek words; ‘hyper’ means over and ‘ballien’ means to throw, so hyperbole means an exaggerated form that is used to achieve an effect and figurative expression that consist of non-literal truth.

Tarigan (1995: 129) says, “Hiperbola adalah sejenis majas yang mengandung pernyataan yang berlebih-lebihan, jumlahnya, ukurannya, atau sifatnya dengan maksud memberi penekanan pada suatu pernyataan atau situasi untuk memperhebat, meningkatkan kesan dan pengaruhnya (hyperbole is a kind of figurative expressions that containing a statement that it exaggerates the quality,

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size, or number of something, sometimes for a fantastic degree in order to emphasizes the point more.”

Consider the following example:

Cause when you around me everything’s right

In this sentence, the hyperbole is everything’s right. It is impossible everything become right if someone always beside us, nobody perfect. It is show the exaggeration which means he wants the girl (you) always beside him.

3.2.2 Metaphor

Metaphor expresses a kind of figurative expression, which a comparison is made between two objects by identifying one with the other. Etymologically, metaphor is derived from Greek word metaphora that it consists of ‘meta’ means over and ‘phrein’ means to carry. Metaphora simply means carrying from one place to another.

Tarigan (1995: 121) says, “Metapora adalah sejenis majas perbandingan yang paling singkat, padat, dan tersusun rapi. Didalam nya terlibat dua ide; yang satu adalah suatu kenyataan, sesuatu yang dipikirkan, yang menjadi objek, dan yang satu lagi merupakan perbandingan terhadap kenyataan tadi, dan kita menggantikan yang belakang ini menjadi yang terdahulu tadi. (Metaphor is the most concise, condensed, well ordered kind of comparative figurative expression. Two ideals are involved inside; the one is the reality or the object, something thought, and the other is the comparison to the reality, we substitute the latter with the former). Considering the example below:

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In this sentence, Ronaldo is directly compared with playboy. Ronaldo is human being who is status is male. Playboy is used to describe Ronaldo as male characteristic that not satisfied with one woman. He always cheats his girlfriend.

3.2.3 Personification

The word personification derives from Latin words; ‘persona’ means person, actor, or mask used I the theatre and ‘fic’ means to make. Therefore, personification is a kind of figurative expressions in which an inanimate object given a human quality.

According to Webster Dictionary (1971: 123), “Personification is a kind of figurative expression that personifying an object as an attribution of personal qualities (as a form characters) representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by human form.”

Consider the following example: Sad eyes never lie

In this sentence, we can see that sad eyes as a condition, can lie which have features like human being. As we know, sad eyes do not mouth that it can say something as human. The possible interpretation for this expression is the conditions of being crying cannot deceit people who see the sad eyes, everybody absolutely will know that the condition of it is being sad.

3.2.4 Synecdoche

The word synecdoche derives from Greek word synekdechesthai, consists of ‘syn’ means with, ‘ex’ means out and ‘dechesthai’ means to take or to receive.

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Therefore, synecdoche means taking or giving something what has been mentioned.

Taylor (1981: 189) states that as a kind of metonymy, synecdoche is the use of a part of a thing to stand for the whole of it or vice versa.

Consider the following example:

Indonesia against England in soccer game now

In this sentence, we know that in soccer game, only 22 people are plying on the field, eleven Indonesian people against eleven England people, not all of the Indonesian people and England people are plying soccer on the field,. We can see that the use of a part of a thing to stand for the whole of it or vice versa.

3.2.5 Simile

. Tarigan (1995: 118) says, “Simile adalah perbandingan dua hal yang pada hakekatnya berlainan dan yang sengaja kita anggap sama. (Simile is a comparison between two unlike objects that are regarded similar or almost similar).

Simile expresses a comparison between two things, which have one or more points. The objects must be in dissimilar kinds. Simile is usually indicated by like and as.

Consider this example:

Bush is running like Ferrari

We can find the simile in the expression above indicated by word like. This expression compares two things, he and Ferrari. The ability of Bush in running is compared with Ferrari. The word Bush is indicates male (human

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being). Ferrari is a fast car that can reach 300 km/hour speed. So, the sentence means that Bush can run fast.

3.2.6 Irony

The word irony derives from Greek word ‘eironeia’ means deception or trick. Irony represents a kind figurative expression in which real meaning is completely opposed to its surface meaning.

Gray (1984: 108) says, “Irony is a manner of speaking or writing that is dispered through all kinds of literature. Irony consists of saying one thing while it means other.”

Irony can be said as a way of speaking or writing by saying something while the meaning is another. It refers to a situation in which reality differs from appearance. It occurs in sentence or words when they imply contrast or opposite meaning.

Consider this example:

You are a diligent boy, you didn’t come yesterday.

The expression above can considered as irony when the expression is uttered to a student who a lazy to present in the class.

3.2.7 Oxymoron

Oxymoron can says as a kind of figurative expression that uses two words are contradictory in meaning to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.

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You are idiotic genius

In this sentence, we can see that the word ‘idiotic’ and ‘genius’ show an oxymoron since both of them are contradictory in meaning.

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4. ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN ENRIQUE IGLESSIAS’S SELECTED SONGS LYRICS

4.1 The Types of Figurative Expressions

The data from the analysis is the Enrique Iglessias’s selected songs lyrics. I choose 14 songs that it quite familiar to me. I have given code ‘A, B, C, up to T’ to each song. The lines of lyrics or the expression are ascended by ordinal number 1, 2, 3, and so on. Both codes go together to display certain cases that can be found in certain line of songs lyrics. For instance, the code “E12” means that case is found in data “E”, line “12”.

Before the analysis, let sees the list of figurative expression that found in the data.

I. Hyperbole

1. (B6) Would you tremble if I touched your lips? 2. (B9) Now would you die for the one you loved? 3. (B13) I will sand by you forever.

4. (C6) I never want to let go.

5. (C7) I wish that this night would never end. 6. (C9) Could I have this kiss for a lifetime. 7. (C13) Could I hold you for all time.

8. (C16) Over and over I’ve dreamed of this night.

9. (C25 & C26) I just want all my days spent being next to you. 10.(D1) Have I told you how good it feels to be me.

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11.(D17) I made a millions mistakes. 12.(E13) I’m so sick and tired of crying. 13.(E14) So tonight, it’s time, just fly. 14.(E20) Though it hurts so bad. 15.(G10) I’m going through hell.

16.(G15) Somebody can’t breathe without you it’s lonely. 17.(H9) I knew you before I knew my self.

18. (K17) It’s so hard to even try. 19.(M5) When you get close I shiver. 20.(M20) All I need is to love you girl.

II. Metaphor

1. (B5) And would you save my soul tonight? 2. (B12) I can kiss away the pain.

3. (B14) You can take my breath away.

4. (B15) would you swear that you’ll always be mine? 5. (B19) Have I lost my mind?

6. (C11) Could I have this night to share this night together. 7. (D11) But you’re the drug.

8. (D19) There is a storm in my head. 9. (D20) Its rain on my bed.

10.(D28) ‘till I hit reality.

11. (E22 & E23) I know my love for you is still alive. 12.(F4) Because you built a wall around your heart.

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13.(G24) Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts. 14.(H4) Since I felt your pain.

15.(I5) Says what a crazy night I had.

16.(I14) Now I’m left up in my lonely room. 17.(J15) She be the one

18.(J17) She’s gonna take you high, take your love, 19.(J19) She be the bomb.

20.(K3 & K4) ‘Cause baby half the fun is in us figuring it all out. 21.(L16) That shy smile’s sweet, that’s a fact.

22.(N1) Funny how the years. 23.(N7) I was runnin' free. 24.(N13) You died in me.

III. Personification

1. (D25) Love is going through to me.

2. (F5) Do the thoughts in your head keep you up. 3. (I7) But her kiss tells me it's goodbye.

4. (L5) Sad eyes never lie.

5. (L12 & L13) Well if something in the air feels a little unkind, Don't worry darling, it'll slip your mind.

6. (N1 & N2) Funny how the years, They just pass us by.

IV. Synecdoche

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2. (F14) would you want all the world to know. 3. (H18) We never made time for you and I. 4. (J22) She hits a club.

V. Simile

- (I25) Baby like a blind man I rushed in.

VI. Irony

- (E4) To tell the truth, we lie.

VII. Oxymoron

- (N26) Why was i too blind to see.

4.2. The Literal Analysis of the Figurative Sentences

As the cases have already listed, the following are the analysis of the cases.

4.2.1 Hyperbole

1. (B6) Would you tremble if I touched your lips?

The word you tremble is attached to exaggerate. It is impossible to see human become tremble caused being touched by someone. The right interpretation of this figurative expression is would you really excited if I touched your lips?

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The phrase would you die is attached to exaggerated. The meaning of would you die is give everything. It is impossible to see a man want to die for his mate. The right interpretation of this figurative expression is now would you give everything for the one you loved?

3. (B13) I will stand by you forever.

This expression is an exaggeration. It is impossible to be always beside someone else forever without separated for a moment. The right interpretation of this figurative expression is I will always love you.

4. (C6) I never want to let go.

It is impossible never let somebody go. We cannot prohibit someone to doing activity, such going to work, traveling, etc. The right interpretation is I never let you go away and never back.

5. (C7) I wish that this night would never end.

The phrase night would never end is an exaggeration, because after night there is day, it is always changing. The figurative expression of this sentence means I wish that I never forget this night.

6. (C9) Could I have this kiss for a lifetime.

This sentence is hyperbole because it attaches to exaggerate. The phrase kiss for a lifetime is exaggerated, because it is impossible to have an abstract thing forever, for our life until dead. The literal meaning of this sentence is could you love me forever.

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The phrase hold you for all time is an exaggeration. It is impossible to hold someone for all time. The interpretation of this figurative expression is could I live with you for all time.

8. (C16) Over and over I’ve dreamed of this night.

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole. If we read this expression, we may wonder how someone always dreams the same thing every single night, it is impossible to happen. Figuratively, this expression means I always remember this night.

9. (C25 & C26) I just want all my days spent being next to you.

This expression is also categorized as a hyperbole because it is an exaggeration. We cannot always beside someone who we love whatever she do and wherever she go, it is impossible. Figuratively, the expression has a meaning I just want to live with you.

10.(D1) Have I told you how good it feels to be me.

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because is uses as exaggerate to emphasize a simple thing. The phrase how good it feels to be me is an exaggerated aboutbeing proud. Figuratively, this expression means have I told you its better to be me.

11.(D17) I made a millions mistakes.

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it uses an exaggerated form to emphasize a number of mistakes. The phrase a millions

mistakes is an exaggeration. No one always counts every mistakes that he

made until a million. Figuratively, this expression means I made many mistake.

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12.(E13) I’m so sick and tired of crying.

The phrase so sick and tired of crying actually has one meaning do not want crying anymore. Figuratively, this expression means I do not want to cry anymore.

13.(E14) So tonight, it’s time, just fly.

The word fly is not appropriate to be attached with human, but here a person is described as thing can fly. The fly is attached to human to exaggerate the freedom. Figuratively, this expression means just free to do anything. 14.(E20) Though it hurts so bad.

The using a double word that has the same interpretation is an exaggeration. The using hurts and so bad is the same interpretation. Figuratively, this expression means it is bad

15.(G10) I’m going through hell.

This expression is categorized as hyperbole because is uses an exaggeration to emphasize experience by adding hell in this sentence. There is no human have been in hell and tell someone that he through hell. The phrase through hell represents a bad experience. Figuratively, this expression means I have a bad experience.

16.(G15) Somebody can’t breathe without you it’s lonely.

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it uses an exaggerated form to emphasize simple thing. The sentence can’t breath without you is refer to life, it means he really need “you” here in his life. Figuratively, this expression means somebody really need you.

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This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the condition. It is impossible to know other person without knowing ourselves first. Figuratively, this expression means I knew you more.

18.(K17) It’s so hard to even try.

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the situation. It is easy to “try”, because it is only trying. The hard is to get what we wanted by trying something. So, the means of this figurative expression is I do not want to try.

19.(M5) When you get close I shiver

This expression is also categorized as hyperbole because it exaggerates the situation. We are shiver because there is a cold thing next to us or the situation is cold, not because next to someone who we loved. Figuratively, this expression means when you get close, I nervous.

20.(M20) All I need is to love you girl.

There are a lot of thing that we need in our life, not only a women like in the sentence. We need food, clothes, home, etc. so, this expression means I really need you girl.

4.2.2 Metaphor

1. (B5) And would you save my soul tonight?

In this sentence, soul is an abstract so, it is impossible to save someone soul. Soul in this sentence is refer to always remember. Figuratively, this expression means and would you remember me tonight.

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This expression is categorized as a metaphor because it have a contrast meaning. It is impossible to kiss the pain, because we only kiss the real thing not an abstract thing. So the figurative meaning of this expression means I can chase away your pain.

3. (B14) You can take my breath away.

This expression is categorized as a metaphor because is have a contrast meaning. We cannot take something an abstract thing such breath like in this sentence. The literal meaning of this sentence is you can have anything I have. 4. (B15) would you swear that you’ll always be mine?

The word You is directly compared with mine. You is the second person form of personal pronouns. Mine means to have something. It is impossible to have a person. The literal meaning of this expression is would you swear that always love me.

5. (B19) Have I lost my mind?

This expression is categorized as a metaphor. The phrase Lost mind means losing the ability to thinking (intelligence). If we lose our ability to think, it means we are crazy. The literal meaning of this sentence is have I lose my senses.

6. (C11) Could I have this night to share this night together.

This expression is categorized as metaphor. People cannot have an abstract thing like in this sentence. A person cannot have night to share with someone. The literal meaning of this expression is could you with me until the end of this night.

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The person in this sentence is directly compared to the drug. Literally, this expression may be odd and clumsy if we related a person and drug. Drug is thing can cure someone sickness. The figurative meaning of this expression means he became strong if the girl with him.

8. (D19) There is a storm in my head.

This expression compares storm with head. Literally, it seems odd and clumsy because there is a storm in somebody head. Strom is a natural condition that the wind is twister. It could make a big disaster. The literal meaning of this expression is I had a headache.

9. (D20) Its rain on my bed.

This expression is categorized as metaphor because it is odd and clumsy if there is rain only on someone bed. This expression means something makes the bed wet.

10.(D28) ‘till I hit reality.

This expression is categorized as metaphor. It seems odd and clumsy if somebody can hit reality(abstract).it is impossible to that. The literal meaning of this expression is he can do something out of his capability.

11. (E22 & E23) I know my love for you is still alive.

This expression compares love and alive. Love is an abstract thing, so it is not alive. The sentence is odd and clumsy. The figurative meaning of this expression means I know I still love you.

12.(F4) Because you built a wall around your heart.

This expression compares built a wall and heart. Literally, it seems odd and clumsy because there is a wall in someone heart. It is something

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impossible. The literal meaning of this sentence is you do not accept anybody to be your boyfriend.

13.(G24) Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts.

In the expression above, the word you is compared with thought. It seems odd and clumsy if someone being in other’s head. Thought is represent head of human, because only human can think. The literal meaning of this expression is because I always remember you.

14.(H4) Since I felt your pain.

In this sentence the word I is compared with your pain. I is first person of personal pronoun. Your pain isthe other person pain. It is odd if a person can feel other person pain, it is something impossible. The literal meaning of this sentence is since I know your pain.

15.(I5) Says what a crazy night I had.

This sentence is categorized as metaphor. In this sentence, the word crazy is compares with night. It is odd and clumsy if something an abstract claimed as crazy. The figurative expression of this sentence means says a wonderful night I pass.

16.(I14) Now I’m left up in my lonely room.

This expression is categorized as metaphor. In this sentence, the words lonely room seemed odd and clumsy. So, the figurative expression of this sentence means now I left up alone in my room.

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In the expression above, the word she is compared with the one. She is third person of personal pronouns. So, this figurative expression means only her.

18.(J17) She’s gonna take you high, take your love,

This sentence is seemed odd and clumsy. We cannot take and bring anything an abstract, like in this sentence take your love. So, the figurative expression of this sentence is she is going to take you to something high and love you.

19.(J19) She be the bomb.

This expression is compares the word she and the bomb. She is the third person of personal pronouns. The bomb is a thing can explode. It is odd and clumsy. The figurative meaning of this sentence is she makes everybody happy, fun, and enjoy.

20.(K3 & K4) ‘Cause baby half the fun is in us figuring it all out.

This sentence is seemed odd and clumsy. Abstract thing (half the fun) cannot divide in to half. The figurative expression of this sentence means cause baby the less fun is in us figuring it all out.

21.(L16) That shy smile’s sweet, that’s a fact.

Based on the context, the word smile is compared with sweet. Literally it looks strange and clumsy. That’s why we need interpret it figuratively. The figurative meaning of this expression is she is smile coyly.

22.(N1) Funny how the years.

In the expression above the word funny is compared with years. Funny is something real object that make us laugh or amusing us. Years is the time

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consisting of 365 days, it is an abstract thing. It is odd to say something an abstract thing is funny. The figurative expression of this sentence is he does not realize that a couple years have elapsed.

23.(N7) I was runnin' free.

In the expression above the word I is compared with free. Free is being unimpeded, no hindrance, and there is no problem. The figurative expression of this sentence means I was running without anything hindrance and problem in my life.

24.(N13) You died in me.

This expression is categorized as metaphor. In this expression, we can see that it seems odd and clumsy if human can die in other human body. The figurative expression of this sentence means you cannot do anything wrong in front of me.

4.2.3 Personification

1. (F5) Do the thoughts in your head keep you up.

This expression is categorized as personification. Literally, the listener will grasp the meaning that the thought keep someone up. It is illogical and clumsy that the thought can keep someone up. The figurative meaning of this expression means something make us up is what we thinking.

2. (I7) But her kiss tells me it's goodbye.

From the expression above, the listener will grasp the meaning that kiss talk to someone. It is illogical and clumsy if kiss have ability to talk like

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human. Figurative meaning of this expression means she kiss the man for the last time.

3. (L5) Sad eyes never lie.

This expression is categorized as personification. Sad eyes considered a person that cannot lie. It is illogical and clumsy. Sad eye is not a person that can do human ability. The figurative expression of this sentence means the feeling of being sad can see from eyes

4. (L12 & L13) Well if something in the air feels a little unkind, Don't worry darling, it'll slip your mind.

These expressions are also categorized as personification. It is illogical and clumsy if something in the air can feel and it (Well if something in the air feels

a little unkind) will slip someone mind. Both are human ability. So, the

meaning of these figurative expressions are the situation is unknown and you will be tricked.

5. (N1 & N2) Funny how the years, They just pass us by.

This expression is also categorized as personification. It is illogical and clumsy that something unreal (the years) can pass people (us). The expression of this sentence means they are realized that times never stop.

4.2.4 Synecdoche

1. (C1) Over and over I look in your eyes.

This expression is categorized as synecdoche because the using of eyes is to represent a person, it is a part is used to mean the whole. The literal meaning of this expression is I look at you many times.

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2. (F14) would you want all the world to know.

In this expression, the words all the word indicates a synecdoche that is the whole is used to mean a part. All the word means everybody in the world. The literal meaning of this sentence is would you want every one who knows us to know.

3. (H18) We never made time for you and I.

In this expression, the word time is represent a date. It is indicates synecdoche that a part is used to mean the whole thing. So, the literal meaning of this expression is we never made a date.

4. (J22) She hits a club.

This sentence is also categorized as synecdoche because a club is representing every people in the club; it is the whole to mean a part. The literal meaning of this sentence is she entrancing everybody in the club.

4.2.5 Simile

- (I25) Baby like a blind man I rushed in.

In this sentence, I is compared with a blind man. Actually, there is no connection between I and blind man. Blind man is a person who cannot see anything by his eyes. If they walk or run, they can rush anything in front of them because they cannot see it. In the sentence above, he compares himself with a blind man. The meaning of this expression is he is going in without considering anything.

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1. (E4) To tell the truth, we lie.

This sentence is categorized as irony because it is saying one thing while it means other. In this sentence, we can see that to tell the truth, he lies. We should say true to tell the truth, not the opposite.

4.2.7. Oxymoron

- (N26) Why was I too blind to see.

This expression is categorized as oxymoron because it uses two words contradictory in meaning. Blind is contradictory in meaning with see. Blind is a condition cannot see anything. The expression of this sentence means he cannot realize the condition around him; he missed something supposed to care by him.

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5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusions

It is obvious that song can be categorized as a way of human communication. A song is not only enjoyed as a form of art, which is music, but also gives information through lyrics. Such as poem, or daily conversation, in songs lyrics can be found figurative expressions that make the communication became more interesting. And it is not easy to be able interpreted the expression especially that used in a song. To be able to interpret well, someone is also demanded to have information and more experience to understand base on the author context.

The following is the result of the analysis of figurative expressions found in Enrique Iglessias’s songs lyrics. Through this table, we know how many cases each type of figurative expressions have, based on their rank from the most dominant type to less one.

No Type Number of Cases Percentage

1 Hyperbole 20 35%

2 Metaphor 24 42%

3 Personification 6 10%

4 Synecdoche 4 7%

5 Simile 1 2%

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7 Oxymoron 1 2%

Total = 57 100%

Having completed the analysis of figurative expression in Enrique Iglessias’s selected songs lyrics, finally I draw some conclusions as below:

1. There are 57 cases of figurative expression in Enrique Iglessias’ selected songs lyrics. They are 20 cases of hyperbole, 24 cases of metaphor, 6 cases of personification, 4 cases of synecdoche, 1 cases of simile, 1 cases of irony, and 1 cases of oxymoron.

2. The most type of figurative expression in Enrique Iglessias’ selected songs lyrics is metaphor which represents 42% of whole cases, followed by hyperbole (35%), personification (10%), synecdoche (7%), simile (2%), irony (2%), and oxymoron (2%).

5.2 Suggestions

Trying to understand and studying the figurative language is an interesting subject. I think that the best suggestion for the readers, especially the students of English literature, is to analyze the subject more deeply on the other objects. Figurative expressions are possible found on other object such as novel, advertisements, poems, etc. In analyzing the figurative expressions, a writer should understand and pay attention to the context of the object, learn the context to get the proper messages of our interpretation.

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APPENDICES

ESCAPE (A)

1. Here’s how it goes 2. You and me 3. Up and down 4. But maybe this time 5. We’ll get it right 6. Worth the fight

7. ‘Cause love is something 8. You can't shake

9. When it breaks

10. All it takes is some trying 11. If you feel like leaving 12. I'm not gonna

13. Beg you to stay 14. Soon you'll be finding 15. You can run

16. You can hide 17. But you can't 18. Escape my love 19. So if you go 20. You should know 21. It's hard to just

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22. Forget the past 23. So fast

24. It was good 25. It was bad but 26. It was real and that's 27. All you have In the end 28. Our love mattered 29. Here's how it goes

HERO (B)

1. Let me be your hero

2. Would you dance if I asked you to dance? 3. Would you run and never look back? 4. Would you cry if you saw me cryin'? 5. And would you save my soul tonight? 6. Would you tremble if I touched your lips? 7. Would you laugh?

8. Oh please tell me this

9. Now would you die for the one you loved? 10. Hold me in your arms tonight

11. I can be your hero, baby 12. I can kiss away the pain 13. I will stand by you forever 14. You can take my breath away

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15. Would you swear that you'll always be mine? 16. Or would you lie?

17. Would you run and hide? 18. Am I in too deep?

19. Have I lost my mind?

20. I don't care, you're here tonight 21. Oh, I just want to hold you 22. I just want to hold you, oh yeah

COULD I HAVE THIS KISS FOREVER (C)

1. Over and over I look in your eyes 2. You are all I desire

3. You have captured me 4. I want to hold you 5. I want to be close to you 6. I never want to let go

7. I wish that this night would never end 8. I need to know

9. Could I have this kiss for a lifetime 10. Could I look into your eyes

11. Could I have this night to share this night together 12. Could I hold you close beside me

13. Could I hold you for all time

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15. Could I could I have this kiss forever, forever 16. Over and over I've dreamed of this night 17. Now you're here by my side

18. You are next to me

19. I want to hold you and touch you taste you 20. And make you want no one but me

21. I wish that this kiss could never end 22. Oh baby please

23. I don't want any night to go by 24. Without you by my side 25. I just want all my days 26. Spent being next to you 27. Lived for just loving you 28. And baby, oh by the way

ADDICTED (D)

1. Have I told you how good it feels to be me, 2. when I'm in you?

3. I can only stay clean 4. when you are around. 5. Don't let me fall.

6. If I close my eyes forever, 7. would it ease the pain? 8. Could I breathe again?

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9. Maybe I'm addicted, 10. I'm out of control, 11. but you're the drug

12. that keeps me from dying. 13. Maybe I'm a liar,

14. but all I really know is

15. you're the only reason I'm trying. 16. I am wasted away,

17. I made a million mistakes. 18. Am I too late?

19. There is a storm in my head; 20. it rains on my bed

21. when you are not here. 22. I'm not afraid of dying, 23. but I am afraid of losing you. 24. When you're lying next to me 25. love is going through to me. 26. Oh it's beautiful.

27. Everything is clear to me 28. 'till I hit reality

29. and I lose it all... 30. I lose it all...

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1. We're strong, we're weak, we're tired 2. We're straight, we're gay, we're bi 3. We're black, we're white, why 4. To tell the truth, we lie

5. We get so trapped inside our little lives 6. They disappear, before our very eyes 7. So come on live it up tonight

8. Live it up tonight, move on 9. It's time we gave it up tonight 10. Live it up tonight

11. We won, we lost, we tried 12. Be a saint, I'm fine cos I died 13. I'm so sick and tired of crying 14. So tonight, it's time, just fly 15. So now we got so close 16. Caught up in the deal

17. The only thing we had is real 18. So we can keep it, make it real 19. Can't you feel

20. Though it hurts so bad 21. To say goodbye

22. I know my love for you 23. Is still alive

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BE YOURSELF (F)

1. Well, I am what I am

2. what I am could be who you are 3. Yes, you're pained when you smile

4. because you built a wall around your heart 5. Do the thoughts in your head keep you up 6. cause you feel alone

7. And are you strong enough to be yourself 8. Papa used to say you're just a loser 9. and you're never gonna have what it takes 10. Mama used to say all that loud music you play 11. ain't gonna get you nowhere

12. You gotta be yourself 13. If you cried would you hide

14. would you want all the world to know 15. And if you believed in love

16. would you let it show 17. How you win

18. How you hate 19. Are you cool 20. Do you try too hard

21. or are you strong enough to be yourself 22. If you can't, can't be yourself

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24. what are you living for 25. You're gonna find someday 26. you're gotta run away

SOMEBODY'S ME (G)

1. You

2. Do you remember me 3. Like I remember you 4. Do you spend your life

5. Going back in your mind to that time 6. Cause I

7. I walk the streets alone 8. I hate being on my own

9. And everyone can see that I really fell 10. And I'm going through hell

11. Thinking about you with somebody else 12. Somebody wants you

13. Somebody needs you

14. Somebody dreams about you every single night 15. Somebody can't breathe without you it's lonely 16. Somebody hopes that one day you will see 17. That somebody's me

18. How

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20. It was so good and now it's gone 21. And I pray at night

22. That our paths soon will cross 23. What we had isn't lost

24. Cuz you're always right here in my thoughts 25. You will always be in my life

26. Even if I'm not in your life 27. Cause you're in my memory 28. You

29. When you remember me 30. And before you set me free 31. Oh listen please

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU (H)

1. Since the beginning of time 2. Since it started to rain 3. Since I heard you laugh 4. Since I felt your pain

5. I was too young, you were much younger 6. We were afraid of each other's hunger 7. I have always loved you

8. There's never been anyone else 9. I knew you before I knew myself 10. Oh my baby, I have always loved you

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11. Since we kissed the first time 12. Since we slept on the beach 13. You were too close for comfort 14. You were too far out of reach

15. You walked away, I should have held you 16. Would you have stayed for me to tell you? 17. And when you call it makes me cry

18. We never made time for you and I 19. If I could live it all again

20. I'd never let it end, I'd still be with you 21. Oh God, I miss you

22. Years go by in a matter of days 23. And though we go separate ways 24. I never stop dreaming of you

ONE NIGHT STAND (I)

1. Let me tell you...

2. Jenny's getting her stuff in my room 3. Puts on her skirt and she's looking good 4. Six AM and she's leaving soon

5. Says what a crazy night I had 6. A real good time

7. But her kiss tells me it's goodbye 8. Just like nothing happened last night

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9. But if I had one chance 10. I'd do it all over again

11. One night stand I don't think she's coming back for more 12. She was only looking for a one night stand

13. I don't think she's coming back for more 14. Now I'm left up in my lonely room 15. She left her underwear and her perfume 16. I never thought that it could be this good 17. And I still feel a little on my fingertips 18. I'm trying hard not to feel rejected 19. Maybe the phone line's disconnected 20. But if I had one chance

21. I'd do it all over again 22. I know it

23. She was only looking

24. One night stand but I'd do it all again for sure 25. Baby like a blind man I rushed in

26. Now do I have the right to ask you, 27. Will you be coming back again? 28. I guess it was a one night stand

SHE BE THE ONE (J)

1. She wakes you up early in the morning 2. She tells you baby I feel a little horny

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3. She brings you up and then you know you want it 4. I like the way you give it girl

5. Your mouth is dry

6. Your heart is beating faster

7. You wanna die but you're afraid to ask her 8. She pops a gun

9. Your prayer's already answered 10. Tick tock man

11. Thank you man 12. Don't fool yourself

13. You can't stop it if you try 14. And it's a bumpy ride 15. She be the one 16. She be the drug

17. She's gonna take you high, take your love 18. And never get enough

19. She be the bomb

20. Watch out here she comes

21. You know you're gonna get some 22. She hits a club

23. And everybody watches 24. And when she dances 25. Everybody wants it

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27. She might just get away 28. She makes you wait

29. She likes to play that kind of game 30. She takes your money

31. And tries to give it all away 32. She makes you nasty

33. And makes you wanna feel pain 34. Then she'll make you want it again 35. You're really gonna get some

DON'T TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (K)

1. I don't have to tell you 2. What this is all about 3. 'Cause baby half the fun, is 4. In us figuring it all out 5. So why you gotta ask me 6. What I'm doing now

7. 'Cause I don't like to question 8. What I still haven't found 9. So don't turn off the lights 10. I don't wanna be

11. In the dark tonight

12. 'Cause I can't read your mind 13. I need to know if

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14. What I'm doing is right 15. So tell me how

16. Were gonna get you 17. It's so hard to even try 18. But if we move together 19. We'll end up on the same side 20. If you could know

21. What I'm feeling 22. Would you run

23. And where would you go

24. If you want to know what I'm thinking 25. Then just turn on the lights

26. And you'll know

SAD EYES (L)

1. Every day here you come walking

2. I hold my tongue, I don't do much talking 3. You say you're happy and you're doin' fine 4. Well go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time 5. Sad eyes never lie

6. Well for awhile I've been watching you steady 7. Ain't gonna move 'til you're good and ready 8. You show up and then you shy away

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10. Baby don't you know I don't care 11. Don't you know that I've been there

12. Well if something in the air feels a little unkind 13. Don't worry darling, it'll slip your mind

14. I know you think you'd never be mine 15. Well that's okay, baby, I don't mind 16. That shy smile's sweet, that's a fact 17. Go ahead, I don't mind the act

18. Here you come all dressed up for a date 19. Well one more step and it'll be too late 20. Blue blue ribbon in your hair

21. Like you're so sure I'll be standing there

WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER (M)

1. You know I got this feeling that I just can't hide 2. I tried to tell you how I feel

3. I tried to tell you but I'm weak 4. Words don't come easily 5. When you get close I shiver 6. I watch you when you smile 7. I watch you when you cry 8. And I still don't understand 9. I can't find a way to tell you 10. I wish I was your lover

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11. I wish that you were mine 12. Baby I've got this feeling 13. That I just can't hide 14. Don't try to run away

15. There's many things I wanna say 16. No matter how it ends

17. Just hold me when I tell you 18. All I need is a miracle 19. Oh baby all I need is you 20. All I need is to love you girl 21. Oh baby all I need is you 22. Just wanna be your lover 23. Just wanna be the one 24. Let me be your lover 25. Let me be the one

WISH YOU WERE HERE (N)

1. Funny how the years, 2. They just pass us by 3. Seems like yesterday, 4. You were in my life

5. You always wanted to start a family 6. I was way too young,

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8. If you could only see me now, 9. You'd realise

10. I'm not the boy who made you cry 11. You gave yourself,

12. I didn't see it 13. You died in me,

14. I should have saved you 15. Wish you were here with me 16. I thought i knew it all, 17. How stupid could i be 18. I think of what i had, 19. And it makes me weep

20. You hurt the ones who love you most 21. And sometimes,

22. You hold the ones who leave you lost 23. And sometimes

24. You learn, but it's too late 25. Why did you give youself to me 26. Why was i too blind to see

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