Exploring Figurative Language used in One ok Rock song’s lyrics

Abstract

The aims of the study is  to find out the kinds of figurative language used by the One Ok Rock in their 10 songs. The source of this research data is taken from the One ok Rock album You-tube channel and this research only focuses on Figurative Language used by the One ok Rock. The writer uses a qualitative descriptive method to explain meaning of  figurative language by using the theory Kennedy & Gioia (2000) the result of this research were the discovery of 3 types of language styles according the theory of Kennedy & Gioia  (2000), comparative figurative language, contradictive figurative language, and correlative figurative language. From the writer research it is known that the types of figurative language writer found 93 figurative language used in One ok Rock in the 10 songs, namely personification 37%, simile 5%, metaphor 35%, hyperbole 11%, paradox 1%, irony 1%, symbolism 4%, allusion 1%, ellipsis 1%. , it means that personification and metaphor is the biggest number used in those albums, as a song that telling massage in figurative language  : using personification and metaphor saying a comparative in figurative language ,while in contradictive figurative language  writer found  11 % The metaphorical concept contained in this sentence can be interpreted as being too negative emotionally, such as "till the dark", this can be interpreted as something very negative and can make someone fall into a slump.  Hyperbole is a bold, deliberate overstatement not intended to be taken literally. It is used as a means of emphasizing the  desctruth of statement. Hyperbole is exaggerating, often in a humorous way and making a particular point. The sentence “over to you” indicates a quick movement or action, perhaps implying a strong desire or urgency “gunning for time” this phrase suggests a relentless pursuit of time that makes an exaggerated sense of emphasizing the importance of speed and efficiency.

Keywords:  Comparative; contradictive ; collaborative Figurative Language; Song Lyric