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An Analysis of Figurative Language in The Album "Good Luck to You, Girl Scout!" by The Black Skirts
Ave Lucia Nadeak

Last modified: 2023-06-25

Abstract


Language allows humans to communicate by sending explicit or implicit messages. Figurative language is used to communicate indirectly in literature. A song that uses figurative language may confuse the listener with the meaning.

This study investigated figurative language and the meaning of the album." Good Luck to You, Girl Scout!" by The Black Skirts. There are six songs namely, Kleenex, Two Days, Girl Scout, When I Think of You, Heavy Rain, and Plain Jane.  There are two research questions: 1) What types of figurative language are used in the album "Good Luck to You, Girl Scout" by The Black Skirts? 2) What does The Black Skirts' album "Good Luck to You, Girl Scout!" figurative language mean?

The researcher used Perrine’s theory (1977) and Leech’s theory (1981) to answer the research questions. Qualitative research was used to gather and analyze data from the album's lyrics.

The study found various figurative language types including metaphor, simile, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, hyperbole, and allusion. The implications of the usage of figurative language were exposed when the researcher determined the type, and it turns out that this song album was about heartbreak, betrayal, and longing for the lover or ex-lover.


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