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30 The third example of the line consisting simile is cause your love feels like an army of angels Army of Angels, line 11. It is a comparison between your love and an army of angels. An army of angels does not mean literally a group of angels from heaven who are ready to fight, but it represents The Script‟s fans. Therefore, the meaning of the comparison between your love and an army of angels is that they both are great because they are all brave, loving, kind, and caring supporters. The fourth example is Oh I feel you round me like a second skin Army of Angels, line 19. “You” refers to the fans. Then, the comparison is between the fans and a second skin. Thus, the line means that the fans are really close and stuck to the band since it is the same as a skin. The fifth example is my heart, my heart is heavy and it sinks like a stone It‟s not Right for You, line 2. It is a comparison between two things that is totally different which is between the man‟s heart and a stone. Then, the songwriters explicitly want to say that the heart is heavy since it is full of burdens and problems. The next examples of the lines consisting simile are just like home, let‟s color the streets like our own, let‟s make the place feel like our own, and and we travel on the subway like it was the Luas Line Paint the Town Green, lines 16, 17, 18, and 21. The meaning of the similes is almost the same one another which is telling Ireland immigrants to enjoy their lives even though they are not in their homeland. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 31

3. Hyperbole

Jay 2003, pp. 338-339 explains that hyperbole “refers to exaggeration; it aims to make an emotional statement.” Robert and Kreuz 1994, p. 160 mention that “the reasons to use hyperbole is to emphasize meaning, to clarify, and to be humorous. ” There are 46 lines consisting hyperbolic expressions. Among those hyperbolic expressions, there are 14 hyperbolic expressions are used to emphasize meaning. Then, there are 12 hyperbolic expressions are meant to clarify. Furthermore, there are 16 hyperbolic expressions are intended to show positive emotion and 4 hyperbolic expressions are used to show negative emotion. The examples of hyperbolic expressions which are aimed to emphasize meaning are as follows. The first example is when they got me cornered Army of Angels, line 17. Base d on the context, “they” refers to the demons. Furthermore, the demons have a symbolism meaning which is the bad sides of one‟s characters. The bad sides can harm them or even others. Thus, it means that the bad sides can give bad impacts to their lives if they do not maintain them. The next example is you‟ve been working every day and night Superheroes, line 17. The line means that they fight for their lives all the times as long as they can afford to do it. Another example is …, it‟s hard enough trying to live your life It‟s not Right for You, line 6. Based on the context, the woman wants to tell that the man‟s life is amazing and hard to live because it has its hard challenges that only the man can deal with it. The line may God strike me down if I tell you lies The Energy Never Dies, line 2 has a hyperbolic meaning. It is hyperbole because how PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI