44 can tear something. The world is indeed an animate thing, but it is given a human
characteristic that can sing. The world means all humans who live in the world.
B. Predominant Types of Figurative Language in The Script’s Album No
Sound without Silence
This section focuses on the second research problem which is to find out the types of figurative language which predominate in t
he lyrics of The Script‟s album No Sound without Silence. Based on the analysis, the researcher finds that
there are ten types of figurative language found in the lyrics, namely metaphor, simile, hyperbole, meiosis, idiomatic expressions, rhetorical questions,
metonymy, irony, sarcasm and personification. The complete findings are presented in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1 Number of the Use Figurative Language Types by Song Title
Song Titles Me
Si H
Mi IE
RQ My
Ir S
P
1. No Good in Goodbye
2 1
4 1
1 2. Man on a Wire
1 1
2 5
3. Never Seen Anything Quite Like You
1 11
4. Army of Angels 4
2 3
5. Superheroes 4
1 2
2 6. Flares
2 11
7. It‟s not Right for You 1
7 1
4 3
8. The Energy Never Dies
2 9
2 1
1 9. Paint the Town Green
4 2
2 4
1 10. Hail Rain or
Sunshine 2
1 1
11. Without those Songs
3 15
2 Total
6 9
46 5
9 39
4 1
1 9
Percentage 4,65
6,97 35,65
3,87 6,97
30,23 3,10
0,78 0,78
6,97
Abbreviations: Me
: Metaphor IE
: Idiomatic Expressions Ir
: Irony Si
: Simile RQ
: Rhetorical Questions S
: Sarcasm H
: Hyperbole My
: Metonymy P
: Personification Mi
: Meiosis
45 Based on Table 4.1, the first most figurative language type is hyperbole.
Then, the second most figurative language type is rhetorical questions. Simile, idiomatic expressions, and personification share the same appearance number.
Then, the type which appears the most is metaphor. The last four types which appear the most are meiosis, metonymy, irony, and sarcasm. However, meiosis
and metonymy appear more frequent than irony and sarcasm. The first type of figurative language which appears the most with 46
findings is hyperbole. The songwriters often use hyperbole to emphasize meanings and clarify the meanings Robert and Kreuz, 1994, p. 160. Besides, the
hyperbolic expressions are used to show positive emotion and to show negative emotion. The use of hyperbole cannot be replaced by any other figurative
language types. There are four examples of hyperbolic expressions which are used to
emphasize, to clarify, to show positive emotion, and to show negative emotion. First, the hyperbolic expression cause this love transcends The Energy Never
Dies, line 23 is intended to emphasize the meaning. Most of people make love as the very first thing before other things and other concerns. It emphasizes that love
is important in this life because with love, all positive things like peace can be created.
Second, the hyperbolic expression my hands, my hands are scarred by things I shouldn‟t have done It‟s not Right for You, line 14 is used to clarify the
meaning. It is too much to say that the man‟s hands are scarred by what he should
not do before. It clarifies that his hands will be okay if he does not do what he PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
46 should not have done, but it happens so that he regrets it. Those things might not
be the things which do not give him benefits. Third, the line you know me more than know Never Seen Anything Quite
Like You, line 5 is meant to show the positive emotion of the couple. They are happy since they know one another well. Fourth, the hyperbolic expression did it
hurt so much you thought it was the end? Flares, line 17. It exaggerates that the woman is in a very painful condition until she comes to a thought that she will no
longer live. Rhetorical questions following hyperbole in the second type of figurative
language that occur the most has 39 findings. The rhetorical questions function as statements. Based on the analysis, the songwriters use the rhetorical questions to
make the listeners understand and realize more about some realities. Furthermore, the rhetorical questions also make the listeners think of the actual meaning behind
the questions. As it is stated by Robert and Kreuz 1994, p. 161 that two of the reasons for using rhetorical questions are to clarify and show negative emotion.
Rhetorical questions are found the most in the song entitled Without those Songs with 17 findings among 39 findings. The songwriters want to give some
clarifications related to the songwriters and songs which are appreciated until now.
The example of rhetorical question used to clarify is did you cry so much that you could barely see? Flares, line 6. It does not mean that she cries so that
she can barely see. However, it clarifies that she has tried her best to fight for her life and push herself to the limit and she may be almost tired because of it. While
