Object of the Study
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research questions. The theory of metaphor was used to answer the first research question about the metaphor in Emin
em‟s selected rap song lyrics. There were some steps that should be followed by the writer in recognizing a metaphor. First,
the writer needed to make limitation and then identified the metaphor. Further, the theory of connotation meaning was used to answer the second research question
about the function of connotation meaning on each metaphor in Eminem‟s selected rap song lyrics. Then, the theories about typography of song lyric, lyric
structure and review of Eminem‟s background were used as based theories to strengthen this study. Finally, the last step was drawing a conclusion from the
answer that the writer has gotten from the discussion.
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