an analysis of figurative expressions in celine dion’s

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS IN

CELINE DION’S LOVE SONGS

AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS

Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Degree of Sarjana Sastra

in English Letters

By

Evelina Widodo

Student Number: 174214011

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS

FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA

YOGYAKARTA

2021

PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI

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AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS IN CELINE

DION’S LOVE SONGS

AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS

Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the Degree of Sarjana Sastra

in English Letters

By

Evelina Widodo

Student Number: 174214011

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS

FACULTY OF LETTERS

UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA

YOGYAKARTA

2021


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STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY

I certify that this undergraduate thesis contains no material which has been

previously submitted for the award of any other degree at any university, and that,

to the best of my knowledge, this undergraduate thesis contains no material

previously written by any other person except where due reference is made in the

text of the undergraduate thesis

July 21, 2021

Evelina Widodo


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LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH

UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS

Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma

Nama : Evelina Widodo

Nomor mahasiswa : 174214011

Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan

Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS IN CELINE

DION’S LOVE SONGS

beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan

kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan,

mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data,

mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di internet atau media

lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin kepada saya maupun

memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai

penulis.

Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya

Dibuat di Yogyakarta

Pada tanggal 21 Juli 2021

Yang menyatakan

Evelina Widodo


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LOVE THE THINGS IN LIFE

AND

SOMEDAY THE DREAMS THAT I WISH WILL COME TRUE

- Cinderella


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To my beloved family, my parents, and my little sister, thank you for being the

best for me. I love you.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First, thanks to God and praise the Lord for all blessings given to me to

finish this thesis. I also would like to express my gratitude to my family: my father,

mother, and little sister, for what they have done to give me, their unending supports,

and their prayers.

I also appreciate my beloved thesis advisor, Dr. Francis Borgias Alip, M.Pd.,

M.A, for the help and the guidance, the patience, and a lot of knowledge that he has

given to me for the completion of my thesis undergraduate. To my co-advisor Anna

Fitriati S.Pd., M.Hum, thank you for the invaluable contribution in revision my

thesis with your best suggestion.

I do not forget the siblings I care about and love, who have encouraged me

and always advice when I start giving up to continue. Last but not least, I offer my

deep gratitude to my best people that I have ever had: Putri, Vernanda, and Vandro.

To all my friends at Sanata Dharma, I would like to thank all of you for the support

and the new experience we have shared during college.

Evelina Widodo


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................ ii

APPROVAL PAGE ............................................................................................. iii

ACCEPTANCE PAGE ........................................................................................ iv

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ..................................................................... v

LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH .. vi

MOTTO PAGE ................................................................................................... vii

DEDICATION PAGE ........................................................................................ viii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................. ix

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................... x

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................ xii

LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................. xiii

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ xiv

ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................. xv

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 1

A. Background of the study ......................................................................... 1

B. Problem Formulation ............................................................................... 2

C. Objectives of the Study ........................................................................... 2

D. Definition of Terms ................................................................................. 3

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................................................... 4

A. Review of Related Studies ...................................................................... 4

B. Review of Related Theories .................................................................... 6

1. Figurative expression .............................................................................. 6

a. Metaphor ............................................................................................. 6

b. Simile .................................................................................................. 8

c. Hyperbole ............................................................................................ 8

d. Personification .................................................................................... 9

e. Imagery ................................................................................................ 9

f. Symbolism ......................................................................................... 10

g. Irony .................................................................................................. 10

h. Synecdoche ....................................................................................... 10

i. Onomatopoeia .................................................................................... 11


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j. Metonymy .......................................................................................... 11

k. Apostrophe ....................................................................................... 12

l. Allegory ............................................................................................ 12

m. Paradox .......................................................................................... 12

n. Understatement ................................................................................ 13

2. Semantics ............................................................................................ 13

a. Conceptual meaning ......................................................................... 14

b. Connotative meaning ....................................................................... 15

c. Social meaning ................................................................................. 15

d. Affective meaning ............................................................................ 15

e. Reflected meaning ............................................................................ 15

f. Collocative meaning ......................................................................... 16

g. Associative meaning ........................................................................ 16

h. Thematic meaning ............................................................................ 16

3. Love song ............................................................................................ 16

C. Theoretical Framework ......................................................................... 17

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 19

A. Object of the Study ................................................................................ 19

B. Approach of the Study ........................................................................... 21

C. Method of the Study .............................................................................. 22

1. Data collection ................................................................................. 22

2. Data analysis .................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .......................... 24

A. The figurative language types song lyrics ............................................. 24

B. The categorization of figurative expression ............................................... 56

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ........................................................................... 60

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 62

APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... 64

APPENDIX 1 ............................................................................................. 64

APPENDIX 2 ............................................................................................. 64

APPENDIX 3 ............................................................................................. 65

APPENDIX 4 ............................................................................................. 66

APPENDIX 5 ............................................................................................. 68


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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Personi : Personification

Sym : Symbolism

Sim : Simile

Hyp : Hyperbole

Img : Imagery

Meta : Metaphor


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LIST OF TABLES

No. Table Page

1. Table 1. Frequency types of figurative expression in song lyrics 24

2. Table 2. Summary of types of meaning 42

3. Table 3. Categorization of the figurative expressions 56


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ABSTRACT

WIDODO, EVELINA (2021) An Analysis of Figurative Expressions in Celine

Dion’s Love Songs.Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters.

Universitas Sanata Dharma.

Every lyric in a song has a relation with feeling of its singer. Figurative

expression can express feeling and make the meaning deeper. This undergraduate

thesis analyzes five selected songs sung by Celine Dion: ”My heart will go on”,

“Beauty and the Beast”, “Falling into you”, “Because you loved me”, and “That’s

the way it is”. This thesis has two objectives. First, it explains the figurative

expressions and their meaning in the five love songs. Second, to categorizes the

figurative expressions observed in the song lyrics.

This research is a qualitative research which describes how the data are

observed. The data, which are figurative expressions, were identified in the songs

and they were analyzed based on the meanings and their types. Further, with the

help of the figurative expressions, the themes of the songs were identified,

There 38 data of figurative expressions found in the song lyrics. Based on

the findings of the research, it can be concluded that figurative expressions in these

songs often contain affective meaning because they often reveal the singer’s

emotion throughout the songs. As for the answer to the second problem, among the

figurative expressions there are two personifications, three symbolisms, five similes,

eight hyperboles, ten imageries, and ten metaphors.

Keywords: Figurative expression, love song, Celine Dion


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ABSTRAK

WIDODO, EVELINA (2021). An Analysis of Figurative Expressions in Celine

Dion’s Love Songs. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Sastra Inggris , Fakultas Sastra,

Universitas Sanata Dharma.

Setiap lirik di sebuah lagu memiliki keterkaitan dengan perasaan dari

penyanyi tersebut. Kata kiasan dapat mengekspresikan rasa dan membuat arti

menjadi lebih dalam. Skripsi ini menganalisis lima lagu yang di nyanyikan oleh

Celine Dion: ”My heart will go on”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Falling into you”,

“Because you loved me”, dan “That’s the way it is”. Pertama, menjelaskan ekspresi

kiasan dan maknanya dalam lima lagu cinta. Kedua, mengkategorikan ekspresi

figuratif yang diamati dalam lirik lagu.

Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif yang mana membahas tentang

bagaimana mengolah data. Data tersebut antara lain adalah bahasa kiasan yang

teridentifikasi di sebuah lagu dan akan di analisis berdasarkan dengan arti di setiap

jenisnya. Secara lebih lanjut, dengan adanya kata kiasan, tema pada lagu dapat di

identifikasi.

Data ini terdiri dari 38 kata kiasan yang ditemukan pada lirik lagu.

Berdasarkan dalam penemuan pada penelitian ini, bisa disimpulkan bahwa kata

kiasan di setiap lagu yang sering digunakan adalah makna afektif karena

mengungkapkan emosi penyanyi melalui lagu tersebut. Jawaban atas masalah

kedua, dari kata kiasan itu terdapat dua personifikasi, tiga simbolisme, lima

perumpamaan, delapan hiperbola, sepuluh citraan, dan sepuluh metafora.

Kata kunci: Figurative expression, love song, Celine Dion


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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

Figurative expression is an expression word used to show expressions, such

as simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, hyperbole, and imagery, while

language is a tool to communicate and explain something. Every single sentence

must have a relation with the language.Without language, we would never share

many things in this world. Creative aspects of language can create a great sentence

and make everyone understand the new ruling and the new words (book of

Fromkin,10th edition, p 5). The researcher chose songs from Celine Dion in this

study because Celine Dion has sung many songs about love and she usually sing

songs that include beautiful words as figurative expressions. Many songs about love

contain figurative words, but Celine Dion’s songs have meaning deeper than those

in other songs. The researcher chose Celine Dion’s because in the songs there are

many metaphors so that there are specific meanings in the lyrics. The songs are

usually targeted at teenagers in love and the lyrics are always rich in figurative

expression.

In this study, the researcher uses semantic theories to explain in detail the

words and the phrases which are figurative expressions. Semantic theories classify

meanings into two: literal meaning and non-literal meaning. The literal meaning is

to share in the real referent of an expression, while the non-literal meaning is the

hidden meaning found in the figurative language, which can express an idea


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imaginatively. Celine Dion often sings a song about love because she wants to show

her feeling not just from the word but also from themes using figurative expression

to make a deep meaning that makes people who hear can feel the song. Semantics

initially explains the phrase as a tool to express feeling. It means that semantic need

the term to study how languages organize and express meanings. The figurative

expression in the song will make knowledge about the real meaning from the music

from Celine Dion itself. This figurative expression itself will contribute to the song.

Celine Dion always makes a song about love that includes a soft meaning using the

figurative expression in every lyric she writes and consists of profound sense.

B. Problem Formulation

Based on the background of the study of this corpus, the researcher has two

formulated research questions:

1. What are the figurative expressions and their meanings found in the five

selected love songs by Celine Dion?

2. How can the figurative expressions in the song be categorized?

C. Objectives of the Study

Based on the problem formulation above, there were two objectives. First,

the researcher identified the figurative expressions in the five songs that the

researcher studied. This researcher also identified the meaning of the figurative

expressions. Second, this research categorized the figurative expressions in their

relevant categories.


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D. Definition of Term

Figurative language is language which contains figures of speech or

imageries. According to Madden (2002, an imagery is an expression which can

create a mental picture. Madden (2002, p 62) states that “an image is a mental

picture prompted by words”. Further he states that “Images results from concrete

language that appeals to our senses”.

Love songs were taken as the sources of the data for this research. According

to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a love song is “a lyrical, musical, or poetic

expressionof romantic love” (https://www.merriam-webster.com,= accessed on

July 31, 2021).


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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

This chapter presents reviews of related studies, where concepts and

variables relevant to this present study will discuss ideas and variables pertinent to

this current study. In this part, the first is to examine the thinking of associated tasks,

which is about the similarities and the different topic with the researcher's object.

The second is about the review of related theories, which explains the approach

used in this object. The third is the theoretical framework discussing the theory that

the researcher analyzed about the figurative expression.

A. Review of Related Studies

The first studies that related to this research are created by Dicky (2013) in

his study,“Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Love Metaphors in Ed Sheeran’s

Songs”. In his research, he analyzed the figurative language, especially Metaphor

in Ed Sheeran’s song album. This study focused more on cognitive linguistics and

showed the love metaphor's conceptual meaning from Ed Sheeran. The object in

Dicky’s research is about mentioning the figurative language, especially the

cognitive-linguistic concept of love metaphor in Ed Sheeran’s song.

The difference between the related study and this research is the main

theories. These were related studies using cognitive linguistics as the main theories,

and this research using semantic as the main theories. The similarity between the


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related research and this research discusses the figurative expression in song lyrics,

especially in a love song.

The second study is created by Fransisca (2012) in her research “A Study of

Figurative Language in The Script’s Album No Sound without Silence”. In her

research, she analyzed all types the figurative languages in Album No Sound

without Silence. This research uses the fact and the information from the lyrics one

by one from the album and then defines some groups. Shortly, this research focuses

more on all types of figurative language and this research analysis in one album.

The similarity with the study is about figurative expression in the song and analysis

one by one using the semantic theory.

The third related study is a journal article by Ibrahim (2019) entitled “The

analysis of figurative language in Endless Love song Lyric” from the Department

of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas

Muhammadiyah Sorong. This journal is more focused on figurative language from

Endless love song lyrics. In this journal, there were explanations about the lyrics,

which consist of figurative language. The conclusion is this journal article more

dominant with figurative expression repetition and hyperbole. The similarities

between the journal and this research are the approach and the object. This journal

uses a semantic system, and the thing is a figurative expression from a selected song.

The fourth related study is a journal article from Stella Vania Ardhyanti

(2020) entitled “Figurative Language Analysis in Celine Dion’s Song Lyrics

Falling Into You Album” from IKIP Siliwangi. This journal aims to identify the

figurative language in a selected song lyric, especially Falling into You. This


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journal focuses on the dominant figurative language and the contextual meaning of

the song. This journal and this research are about semantic theory. This journal's

conclusion is consists of four figurative languages: metaphor, imagery, simile,

symbolism, and personification. This journal used contextual meaning to

understand the hidden meaning in the song lyrics.

B. Review of Related Theories

This part will review the theory of semantic because figurative expression

is part of semantic studies. Figurative terms were related to meaning, and the

intention has connected the purpose into the part of semantic. Based on the problem

formulation, the theories will focus on the essential things about figurative

expression from five love song lyrics that the researcher chooses.

1. Figurative Expression

Figurative expression is usually used to show words, such as simile,

metaphor, personification, symbolism, hyperbole, irony, synecdoche,

onomatopoeia, metonymy, apostrophe, allegory, paradox, and understatement.

There are the types of figurative expressions:

a. Metaphor

According Perrine (1977:61) metaphors are the one of figurative language

which used in literary works. The history of the word “Metaphor” is from a Greek

metaphor which means “transfer” or “carry over.” Both of them come from a

derivation Meta as “across, over” and Pherein as “carry.” Usually, metaphors are


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used in daily language to compare two things, indirectly showing almost similar

words metaphor as the fundamental language of literature.

According to Lakoff & Johnson, metaphor are not only a device of the poetic

imagination. Metaphor divided into three groups such as namely: structural

metaphor, orientational and ontological metaphor. The structural metaphor is

one concept metaphorically structured in terms of another. (Lakoff & Johnson,

1980). Orientational metaphor is the concept of forming a number of metaphors,

such as “up-down”, “front-back”, “in-out”, and “deep-shallow”. Based on speakers'

physical and cultural experiences, orientational metaphors can be different from

one culture to another (Lakoof & Johnson, 1980. Pp 14 ). The ontological

metaphor is the metaphorical concept that governs one's perspective in perceiving

the experience as an entity (Lakoff & Johnson 1980. Pp 66). An example is "time

is a substance" it is a metaphor because one senses that time can be "quantified"

and use the specific goal. The metaphor also has many types, which are:

1. The primary metaphor is the basis of analogy. In this type, two items are

comparing, side by side, and the meaning is clear. Example: "love is blind"

and "patience is a virtue." In these metaphors, two sentence are compared,

the meaning is clear.

2. Complex metaphor is a combination of primary it is mean that will compare

it to two or more items. Example: "Travel is no more than a sorcerer's

cauldron full of emeralds."

3. A dead metaphor is like a cliché. This metaphor usually uses in literary work.

But, usually, this metaphor uses to invoke an eye roll-on sarcasm. Example:


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"I'd be lost without you?" this sentence is deliberately used to mocking irony.

Creative metaphor is considered from own idea to make the audience

understand with your words. Example: "The castle door whooshed open,

reaching for her faster than a knight's gauntlet."

4. Extended metaphor is you'll be able to take that metaphor and keep referring

back to it throughout an entire paragraph or the whole of your work.

Example: the character might go on to notice that his gauntlet was colder

than her brother's scowl. This type is romantic, because it is real can refer

back to it a time or two again.

b. Simile

Based on Merriam Webster, simile comes from the Latin words “similis,”

meaning similar, which seems fitting. The comparison indicated by a simile will

typically contain the words as or like. According to Gory Keraf (Book of diction

and style, 2001. Pp 138), A simile is a comparison that is explicit that it implies the

same thing with other things. A simile is an announced comparison. Similes always

use like, or as to showing the figurative expression. Example: tune as old as song.

c. Hyperbole

According to Jess Zafarris, hyperbole comes from the Latin word Greek. It

mean an obvious/extreme exaggeration. Hyperbole means exaggeration,

extravagance” but meant “a throwing beyond’.The Greek hyperboleis formed of

hyper- “beyond” + bole “a throwing, a casting, the stroke of a missile, bolt, beam.”

Bole is the nominative stem of ballein, “to throw,” from the PIE root gwele- “to


http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hyperbole&allowed_in_frame=0

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throw, reach,” which also influences words such as ballistic, ballet, metabolism,

parable and symbol.For the example from song lyrics because you loved me, “you

were my strength when I was weak” it is mean that the partner in a relationship is

the power to make the connection is good ( Lyric as cited in Aning Jati, P. 9 )

d. Personification

This figurative expression gives human habits to non-living objects.

Personification is a unique feature of metaphor, which makes an analogy of things,

talk, like humans (Gory Keraf theory in the book entitled diction and style 2001. Pp

140). Example:” And can you feel the love tonight? How it’s laid to rest” this

sentence means love cannot feel but love as always be the better place to relax.

e. Imagery

According to Frank Madden, imagery consists of descriptive language,

which can make imagination about the object. It will draw on five senses which are

taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound. There are three types of imagery:

1. The auditory describe what we hear. The examples are music, noise, silence.

2. Visual is describing what we see. The examples are colors, patterns, shapes,

size

3. Tactile is describing what we touch or feel. The examples are texture,

movement, temperature.


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f. Symbolism

Symbolism defines as any object, person, event, gesture, place, etc.,

representing something other than itself. Symbolism is present everywhere in our

daily life. Symbols are sometimes referred to as “Literary Symbol” because they

can define character in all things. Symbolism represents more than itself, subject to

personal interpretation (Frank Madden, 2004. Chp 3, Pp 60). Example: The walls

begin to tumble down. This sentence means the word “walls” as the heart defence,

which showed the wall started to wrecked that the heart started to hurt.

g. Irony

The irony is the type of figurative expression that gives a statement in which

words are using so that their intended meaning differs from the actual meaning of

the words (Perrine 2004, Pp 103). An example of irony is Dickinson's sentence. She

uses irony in her conviction, "the truth must dazzle gradually "this sentence means

that she does not think that the fact must overwhelm, but it must inform with the

way that they can understand.

h. Synecdoche

Synecdoche is a figure of speech by which a part that put for the whole, for

example, fifty sail for fifty ships. The whole piece is a society for high society

and refers to a literary device in something substituted for the whole. (Merriam

Webster Dictionary). Example: Green thumb this sentence means that it signifies

the person who is good at gardening.


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i. Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a sound that has a relationship with buzz or hiss, and it is

referring to the use of the words which have sound suggests in a sense. This

figurative expression is the use of imitating the sounds associated with the object

or the actions. Word Onomatopoeia comes from the adjectives

word “onomatopoeic/onomatopoetic.” It is sometimes called a figure of speech of

sound rather than a figure of speech. Because onomatopoeia has its meaning in itself

in different languages , it uses words that sound entirely different to represent the

same sound(Collins English Dictionary). These words come from

Greek, onoma meaning "name" and poiein meaning "to make," so onomatopoeia

means "to make a name (or sound). One example of onomatopoeia is the words slap.

It means not only sound made my skin hitting skin but also the action of hitting

someone.

j. Metonymy

Metonymy uses the term linked to standing in for an object or concept

(Merriam Webster Dictionary). It can find this figurative expression in daily life in

everyday speech or maybe might use it yourself without even realizing it, is also

found in the literature. An example of metonymy is "Pen", which stands for "the

written word." This figurative comes from the Greek phrase metōnymía it means

"a change of name."


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k. Apostrophe

An apostrophe is representing about exclamation (Based on Webster

Dictionary). This figurative expression also presents a form of personification in

which animate thing that directly addressed as if it were animate. An example of

the apostrophe is blowing winds, blow! It means that the winds are the apostrophe,

because “wind” is something that can be felt even though it cannot be seen with the

eyes.

l. Allegory

Allegory is the figurative expression that has a hidden meaning, and it works

of art, such as story, painting, and in which events act as a symbol. The characters

in this figurative expression are symbols that represent particular ideas, and can be

interpreted deeper meaning. Allegory and metaphor seem similar, but actually they

are different. Metaphor is a short of phrase which compares two apparently

unrelated things. While allegory is a long narrative that uses an apparently unrelated

story to show prove a point. Example: I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as

Revenge, throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down and taking the

war-denouncing trumpet with a withering look (Dickens 1965, P.p 74).

m. Paradox

A paradox is the most used to express astonishment or disbelief at

something unusual or unexpected in everyday communication (Encyclopedia of

Rhetoric). This figurative expression shows conflicting statements. It is compressed


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only from few words called an oxymoron. Word comes from a

Greek paradox meaning "incredible, contrary to opinion or expectation." Example:

A time traveler goes back in time and murders his own great-grandfather. This

sentence means the time traveller killed his grandfather, meaning that the time

traveller cannot exist. But if he does not live, then there’s no one to kill the

grandfather, and thus he must exist. It called logical paradoxes because from this

characterize are many reasons why time travel is a problematic proportion.

n. Understatement

Understatements are figurative expressions used to denote a situation that

seems less important than it is. This function of this figurative expression is the

tool that can help develop other figures of speech like sarcasm by wittingly to

reduce the severity of a situation when the hearer or the reader accepts the strong

suggestion. (Perrine, 2004,p.102). An example of understatement is “He is not too

thin.” It means that describing an obese person.

2. Semantics

It is more focused on phrases and words. The study of semantics is also

closely linked to the subjects of representation, reference, and denotation. In

figurative expressions, it needed semantics to analyze the figurative expression

because semantic is the critical thing in figurative expression. After all, it contains

the words which have a meaning.


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In semantics, it will be divide into two parts:

1. Literal language is using words according to the meaning of denotation,

which is accepted conventionally. It means that literal language can show

the denotation meaning of the figurative expression.

2. Figurative language (non-literal) is using the word that has meaning inside

the word. Figurative language usually expresses and shows the feeling often

created by presenting words to be equated, compared, or associated with

typically unrelated purposes.

Semantic itself has two important ideas: the branch of linguistics and logic

concerned with the meaning, which is the logical semantics. It will be discussed

with the matters like sense and the reference, presupposition, and implication and

then lexical-semantic, which is concerned with the analysis of words meaning and

relation with the terms.

There are eight types of meaning in semantic: conceptual meaning,

connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, reflected meaning,

collocative meaning, associative meaning, and thematic meaning (Leech, 1981).

a. Conceptual meaning

Conceptual meaning is the primary type of semantics. This meaning study

about essential components of meaning which are conveying by the literal use of a

word. The example of conceptual meaning is, woman= + Human, -Male, +

Adult”.


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b. Connotative meaning

Connotative meaning is the communicate value an expression has by what

if refers to over and purely conceptual meaning (Leech, 1981). This type is

concerned with the accurate word expressions one uses or hears. The connotative

meaning words whose meaning cannot be taken directly from the dictionary, so it

must analyze it individually.

c. Social meaning

Social meaning is something express the conveys the contexts or social

circumstances of its use. This meaning includes the stylistic of an utterance. It is

the formality of the expression (Leech, 1981:9). An example is I haven’t done

anything. It means that the speaker is the black American underprivileged and

uneducated.

d. Affective meaning

Affective meaning is the sense that to show emotions, we rely upon the

mediation of the other categories of meaning-conceptual, connotative, or stylistic

(Leech, 1981). It is about the personal feeling in that context. An example is a

mother is for a motherless child. This types usually convey the sense and the attitude.

e. Reflected meaning

This types happened in multiple conceptual meaning, which is

communicated through association with another sense of the same expressions. This


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type also means taboo words. This type happened when one sense of the word It

occurs when one sense of word forms part of our response to another sense (Leech,

1981)

f. Collocative meaning

This type of study of words, phrases, and sentences is based on the

association with the terms and will see in another environment. (Leech, 1981, Pp

17). The example is handsome, beautiful, cute, sweet.

g. Associative meaning

This type is the study of the phrase, sentence, or words showing an

expression of the context, is referring to the characteristics beyond the denotative

meaning that people commonly think in relation word or a phrase, also famous as

the expressive meaning and stylistic meaning ( Leech, 1981).

h. Thematic meaning

This type is about explaining the part of the meaning of the sentence is

commonly defined that is not part of their proportional of the thematic meaning

content (Lyons,1995:154).

3. Love song

Love songs usually consist of content about falling in love, heartbroken.

Based on Merriam Webster dictionary love song deals joys and sorrows of love.

Every theme of music is a sentence about discussing. Love songs are founds in the


https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/deal

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/joy

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sorrow

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/love

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histories and cultures of most societies. Most of Celine Dion's song always tells

about love, especially about the heart to heart, a song about falling in love or music

about heartbroken. In each song's lyrics, she always uses figurative expression to

make the verse have more deep meaning to the hearer.The human voice is a very

powerful musical instrument in its own right. It also has the unique advantage

among other instruments of adding language to music, with lyrics. The quality of

lyrics has a great impact on the overall effectiveness of a song. In love song usually

use word that show a happiness or sadness depends from the song writer.

Based on Literary device, there afe four of types of the song, such are:

1. Coming of age: it means that someone growing up and becomes who they

are mean to be.

2. Death: sometimes, this theme is the only way that understands someone

passing.

3. Disillusionment: Disappointment is a theme that has grown in popularity.

A theme in punk-style music has become a theme in nearly every music

genre

4. Feminism: talk about early, about a heart to heart about woman’s feeling.

C. Theoretical Framework

In this section, the researcher analyzed figurative expressions in songs from

Celine Dion, especially about love songs. To answer the research problem, first,

this study needs to seek the object of the research. The thing found when the theory

of the figurative. The next step is to classify the figurative expression according to


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the type. This step will apply with the idea of equivalence, which the result of the

objective.

According to Kovecses (1986), the semantic theory helps to analyze the

conceptual figurative expression since this research analyses abstract figurative

expression. The researcher uses Kovecses’s approach because the theory consists

of the concept of figurative expressions. Concept Kovecses used as references.

From this theory, it will be showed the literal and non-literal meaning as the type

from semantic. Each type have the difference characters.


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CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of 3 parts. This first part will analyze the study's objectives,

which explains the figurative expression that consists of the song lyrics that choose.

A second part is an approach to the task about an approach used in this study. The

third part is the study method. It explains the way that used in this study. The way

of the study will be divide into two parts, which are: Data collection and data

analysis.

A. Object of the Study

The object of this study is the figurative expression found in the love song

lyrics of Celine Dion, which the researcher chooses. The researcher would analyze

five love songs from Celine Dion. The selected songs are “My heart will go on,”

“Beauty and the Beast,” “Falling into you,” “Because you loved me,” “That’s the

way it is.” Her song used figurative expression to make the lyrics have a more

profound meaning.

The reason why the researcher choose a song from Celine Dion because she

makes songs using deep-meaning words. The songs usually are targeted at

teenagers who are in love because her songs are always about love with someone,

and the lyrics are always rich with a figurative expression that very expressive.

Five songs that the researcher choose have a figurative expression in each

lyric which has a meaning to show the feeling. This research used qualitative

research to understanding the object. This research uses purposive sampling


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because the sample easy to get and accurate because the lyrics can find on the

internet. The criteria of the selection are the lyrics from Celine Dion that include

figurative expressions. Every song that chosen by the researcher consists of

figurative language in each lyric. All song is about telling a love story, in other

words, all song from Celine Dion always make feel enjoy when to hear the song.

The situation can carry it away because using figurative expression makes lyrics

more beautiful and profound.

A little bit of explanation about each song that the researcher chooses: the

first song, “My Heart will Go on,” is used for theme song in the Titanic movie in

1997. This song is showing about social class as a significant factor that separates

them. In this song, the author says that they still keep in our hearts. They don’t

matter about the social class. The second song, “Beauty and the Beast,” is the

theme song from a Disney movie that tells about the romance story, which was a

happy ending in that story. This song tells about where the prince cursed an evil

witch found a beautiful girl with a good appearance after he catches her father. The

author suggests that this song showing that love a strange one, but from all, it can

change to be a good act. The third song, “Falling into you,” shows that true love

certainly has the power to love for a life partner. The fourth song, “Because you

love me,” this song tells that someone who was there at the wrong time to correct

her and to keep her from stumbling. Someone gave her joy and pushed her to pursue

her dreams. These lyrics that is mention “baby” it is showing that she is referring

to her lover. Last, “That’s the way it is,” a song about perseverance. This story

tells that true love can get that we who truly believe in it.


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B. Approach of the Study

This study will explain this study's figurative expression. The style of

language in figurative expression can be a foundation of the data analysis.

According to Fromkin (1998, Pp 1), language style is the choice of words used by

someone or the specific of people when speaking or writing. The language is more

expressive in figurative expression because it uses creative words to make the

sentence have a meaning but uses different words. Interpretation figurative

expressions compared figurative interpretation expressions in language and

expression to analyze the importance of expression itself.

This data will use in the semantic approach. Semantics is a toolkit for

meaning, which is knowledge encoded in the vocabulary of the language and its

patterns for building more elaborate definitions up to the level of sentence meaning

(Patrick Griffiths, 2006. Pp 1). Semantic can relate to the figurative expression

because the figurative expression has many meanings (Patrick Griffiths, 2006. Pp

2). In semantic, it will show the literal meaning, which is the importance could find

in the dictionary, while non-literal meaning it is have hidden meaning that it is

unique. In semantic famous with “Semantic properties” in this context, it will show

the shared property about the data. Semantics properties are the components of the

meaning of words. For the example “She is my rose” from the dictionary, the literal

meaning of rose is a flower, and this meaning already accurate because there is the

source. In contrast, the rose in non-literal definition showed that “Rose” is unique

because the physic rose looks beautiful, smells good, and makes everyone fall in

love with that flower.


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C. Method of the Study

This part contains the purpose of making the process analysis more detailed,

and this part consists of the method applied to lead this study. It will be divided into

two parts, which are data collection and data analysis. Those methods will describe

as follows:

1. Data Collection

In this part, the researcher will explain how the researcher got the data for

the subject. The researcher will be analysis five data from Celine Dion's song. The

data collected the data by applying purposeful sampling. According to Gomez

(2013, Pp 32 ), purposeful sampling will be used in qualitative research to identified

the selected information for the limited sources. The first step is to do an

observation about the Celine Dion song. The second step is to read the song lyrics

according to the selected song, after finish read and then analysed the figurative

expression from those songs. Then, it will interpret five songs.

Lincoln's (2000) qualitative research claims that qualitative research

involves an interpretive and naturalistic approach. Qualitative research is a study

about something and tries to understand the meaning that people know( Lincoln,

2000. P.p 3). The data from collects and analyses non - numerical data like text,

video, or audio to understand the concepts. The data of figurative expressions were

obtained from five song lyrics by Celine Dion. In the selection of data, the

researcher chooses five-song, especially love song from Celine Dion, which are

"My heart will go on," "Beauty and the Beast," "Falling into you," "Because you


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loved me," and "That's the way it is”. First, the researcher read the lyrics carefully

and find the meaning from the songs and identify from any resources. Second, the

researcher explain categorization of the songs, then analyze the lyrics' importance

according to the type of figurative expression. It is to make it more accessible for

the researcher to examine the object.

2. Data Analysis

First of all, the researcher identified the figurative expression of Celine Dion

selected love songs. Then, the researcher finds the meaning of the word that is not

taken from the dictionary. After the researcher found the word which contains a

figurative expression, the researcher categorized the type of figurative expression

from Celine Dion love songs. Then, it will found the related characteristic in each

figurative expression that have done analyzed. After categorizing the type of

figurative expression, it will examine the meaning from the semantic theory by

finding out the meaning of Celine Dion’s love song in the Merriam Webster and

Collins Dictionary. To find the meaning, the researcher must find out the semantic

feature first to identify the conceptual meaning and relate it with the context of the

song lyric from Celine Dion.

Secondly, the researcher figures out the categorization of a selected song by

Celine Dion from the types of figurative expressions analyzed in problem one. To

categorized the song, the researcher analyzed the song one by one according to the

types of figurative expression. It will discuss it according to figurative expression

and the lyrics from Celine Dion’s that already collected. The analysis will show the

figurative expression that Celine Dion uses in most of her songs.


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CHAPTER IV

ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

In this chapter, the researcher discusses the answer to the research questions, which

were showed in Chapter 1. The parts below offer the type of figurative expression

found in the Love song’s lyrics by Celine Dion and identifying the meaning of the

song’s lyrics.

A. The Figurative Language Types found in the Song Lyrics

There will be six types of figurative expressions from the fourteenth types

of figurative expression discusses in the previous chapter. Thus, six types of

figurative expressions in the data found from the five songs analyzed before. They

are symbolism, personification, simile, hyperbole, imagery, and metaphor. The

frequency will show in table 1.

Tabel 1. Frequency types of figurative expressions in love song lyrics

In table 1 it is showing the total of the data of the figurative expression in

love song lyrics by Celine Dion in five song, such as Beauty and the Beast, My

Heart will go on, Falling into You, Because you Loved Me, That’s the way it is.

No Types of Figurative Expression Frequency

1 Personification 2

2 Symbolism 3

3 Simile 5

4 Hyperbole 8

5 Imagery 10

6 Metaphor 10

TOTAL 38


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There are six types of figurative expression which shown in the table are found in

song lyric and the five song. The table shows that metaphor is the dominant

figurative expression from five songs.

The figurative language will analysis one by one from the lyrics. Using the

figurative expression is for knows the meaning of the real meaning that the writer

wants. The figurative expression analyses with semantic. To explain the literal

meaning and non-literal meaning, it will explain use paragraph according to the

types of figurative expression found in song lyrics. The example and the

explanation of figurative expression types also found the figurative meanings, as

follows:

1. Personification

This figurative expression is a unique feature of metaphor, making an

analogy of inanimate objects act and talk like humans (Gory Keraf theory in the

book entitled diction and style 2001. Pp 140). The song lyrics consist of

Personification, as follows:

a. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : My heart will go on

Literal meaning: Part of body

Non-literal meaning: Soulmate

This first personification is found in the “My heart will go on” song in the

eleventh line of the verse. This lyric means the part of the body, which will always

be together like a soulmate. Actually “heart” cannot be separated from human


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because it is very important in human body, but in this lyric, the word “heart” was

described as a person who is very special and important in our life.

b. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : The tender wind carried me

Literal meaning: The air that very quickly from the natural forces.

Non-literal meaning: Someone who is loved

The second personification is found in the “Because you Loved Me” song

in the thirty-six line of the verse. This lyric means the air that very quickly through

natural forces, but, in this context it is shown the someone who is loved to always

be together in whatever the situation.

2. Symbolism

Symbolism defines as any object, person, event, gesture, place, etc.,

representing something other than itself. Symbols are sometimes referred to as

“Literary Symbols” because symbols can be defined all things. A symbolism

represents more than itself. Symbols are subject to personal interpretation (Frank

Madden, 2004. Chp 3, Pp 60). The song lyrics, which consist of Symbolism, as

follows:

a. Song title : Beauty and the Beast

Lyric : Beauty and the Beast

Literal meaning: Good looking and bad looking

Non-literal meaning: Sweet, bad


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The first symbolism is found in “Beauty and the Beast” song in the tenth

line of the verse. That lyrics considered with symbolism because the writer

symbolize both of them the beauty and the beast. It means that word “beauty” is the

beautiful girl which have a good personality, while “the beast” means that the man

who have a bad face because he have a bad personality, and then he was cursed by

witch.

b. Song title : Falling into You

Lyric : The walls begin to tumble down

Literal meaning: Heart defense

Non-Literal meaning: Something feel hard

The second symbolism is found in “Falling into You” song in the tenth line

of the verse. The word “wall” means heart. That it showed the wall began to

wrecked means the heart that started to hurt. These lyrics were called symbolism

called these lyrics symbolism because the hidden meaning behind the word "walls"

shows that the heart's defence collapsed because of falling in love with someone.

c. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : You gave me wings and made me fly

Literal meaning: Fly in the sky

Non-literal meaning: Give a lot of love and protect

The third symbolism is found in “Because you loved me” song in the

nineteenth line of the verse. The word “wings” means that to symbolize something

that can make someone feel higher with the love that they gave. This song is telling


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about the people who loved someone. It was known knew that it shows that

someone is just one and no other person in particular.

This song is the one song which nominated for an Academy Award and a

Golden Globe Award and won a Grammy Award in Best Song Written for a Motion

Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. This song is a popular song at a wedding

party because the lyrics have a deep meaning to express the expression.

3. Simile

Based on Merriam Webster, simile comes from the Latin word “similis,” it

is similar or like, which seems fitting. The comparison indicated by a simile will

typically contain the words as or like. According to Gory Keraf (book of diction

and style, 2001. Pp 138), a simile is a comparison that is explicit that it implies the

same thing with another thing. A simile is an announced comparison. Similes

always use like, or as to showing the figurative expression. The word “like” or “as”

is to compare to another thing. Example: tune as old as song.

a. Song title : Beauty and the beast

Lyric : tale as old as time

Literal meaning: the story

Non-literal meaning: Something memorable

The first simile is found in “Beauty and the beast” song in the first line of

the verse. This lyric means simile because it uses as to shows figurative expressions.

Word “Tale” implies something that has a hidden story in this song, and it gives the


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memories in the old. This song tells about the journey of love of the beautiful girl

and the beast. So, it is using a simile to describe the lyrics.

b. Song title : Beauty and the beast

Lyric : Song as old rhyme

Literal meaning: Something that produce sound

Non-literal meaning: Romantic

The second simile is found in “Beauty and the beast” song in the thirtieth

line of the verse. This lyric means simile because it is also use to shows figurative

expressions. Word “Song” means the instrument that produces a beautiful song to

compliment that relationship and be a witness at that time.

c. Song title : Beauty and the beast

Lyric : Ever just as sure as the sun will rise

Literal meaning: Something that can light produce

Non-literal meaning: Lightness

The third simile is found in “Beauty and the beast” song in thirteenth line of

the verse. It is using as to show figurative expression simile. These lyric shows will

love each other forever, like the sun that always rises in the morning because it is

the lightness in the relationship.

d. Song title : Beauty and the beast

Lyric : Tune as old as song

Literal meaning: Instrument song

Non-literal meaning: Ancient melody


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The forth simile is found in ”Beauty and the beast” song in twentieth line of

the verse. It is to show the simile. The words “Tune” means instrument song in the

old, which is very memorable, and the writer wants this relationship to be old like

the special song.

e. Song title : Falling into you

Lyric : Falling like a leaf, falling like a star

Literal meaning: Something which have colour green, and luminous point

in the night sky.

Non-literal meaning: Part of plants, part of sky

The fifth simile is found in “Falling into you” song in fifteenth line of the

verse. In this lyrics use like to show the figurative expression simile. Words “like”

show that this lyric is simile and compare with the song writer’s situation with

words “leaf” and “star”. It means that the songwriters situation who love someone

without pressure.

4. Hyperbole

Hyperbole comes from the Latin word Greek. It is means as an

obvious/extreme exaggeration. This figurative expression means exaggeration,

extravagance” but meant “a throwing beyond’. Hyperbole comes from Greek,

which is hyperboleis formed of hyper- “beyond” + bole “a throwing, a casting, the

stroke of a missile, bolt, beam.” Bole is the nominative stem of ballein, “to throw,”

from the PIE root gwele- “to throw, reach,” which also influences words such as

ballistic, ballet, metabolism, parable and symbol. For example, from song


http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hyperbole&allowed_in_frame=0

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lyrics, because you loved me, “you were my strength when I was weak,” it is mean

that the partner in a relationship is the power to make the connection is good.


Lyric : Near, far wherever you are

Literal meaning: The distance

Non-Literal meaning: Miss someone

The first hyperbole is found in the “My heart will go on” song in seventh

line of the verse. This lyric is hyperbole because of this lyrics' exaggeration to show

the expression. This lyric means that the distance and space is not an obstacle in a

relationship. It aims to illustrate how much the writer misses the partner. It shows

that love knows no distance and must trust each other.

b. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : I believe that the heart does go on

Literal meaning: Something which can feel

Non-literal meaning: Heart melts

The second hyperbole is found in the” My heart will go on” song in the

eighth line of the verse. This lyric means that the writer believes if this is a fate, that

love must always go on. Because the heart can be feel anything.

c. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : Love can touch us one time

Literal meaning: Use hands to do this

Non-literal meaning: Feeling


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The third hyperbole finds in the “My heart will go on” song in the twelfth

line of the verse. This lyric means that love is everything. In a relationship, it must

have belief and kindness.

d. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : And last for a lifetime

Literal meaning: Forever until last time

Non-literal meaning: Time in this life

The fourth hyperbole is found in “My heart will go on” song in the thirteenth

line of the verse. This lyric means that the relationship will be forever in their life,

no matter what the problem. They believe that every issue has a way to finished.

e. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : Never let go ‘till we’re gone

Literal meaning: Go to everywhere

Non-literal meaning: Die

The fifth hyperbole is found in “My heart will go on” song in the fourteenth

line of the verse. In this lyric, the writer wants to show that it is loved. It must

maintain a loyal relationship to make the relationship until lifetime with someone

who loved.

f. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : You were my strength when I was weak

Literal meaning: Showing happiness and strongest

Non-literal meaning: The complement in relationship


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The sixth hyperbole is found in the ”Because you loved me” song in

eleventh line of the verse. In this lyric the writer wants to explain that the partner is

the strength in every time in the writer’s life. The writer cannot live without her

partner.

g. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : You touched my hand, I could touch the sky

Literal meaning: The part of body which can give comfort

Non-Literal meaning: Trustiness with love, the protection

The seventh hyperbole is found in the “Because you love me” song in

twentieth line of the verse. In this lyric the writer wants to explain when her lover

touched her hand it is like touching the sky. It is the same beautiful and makes

happiness.

h. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : Loves come to those who believe it

Literal meaning: Intense feeling to deep affection

Non-literal meaning: Affected by something

The eighth hyperbole is found in the “That’s the way it is” song in the

fifteenth line in the verse. In this lyric, the writer wants to shows that when we

believe in the destiny of love, it will come by itself. Because God already prepares

the best things.


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5. Imagery

Imagery consists of descriptive language, which can make imagination

about the object. It will draw on five senses which are taste, touch, sight, smell, and

sound. There are three types, auditory which describes what we hear. Visual, which

is define what we see. Tactile which is describes what we touch or feel.


Lyric : Every night in my dreams

Literal meaning: Something that all people have

Non-literal meaning: Hallucination

The first imagery is found in “My heart will go on” song in first line of the

verse. This lyric shows the imagery because including types of tactile imagery

because it is about deep feelings on dreams in every night of the writer.

b. Song title : My heart will go on

Lyric : You’re in my heart

Literal meaning: Part of body that can feeling something

Non-literal meaning: Heart melts

The second imagery is found in the ”My heart will go on” song in tenth line

of the verse. These lyrics show that it is telling that the lover always in heart and

just only one who owned. This lyric creates a visual sensation to showing that both

of them falling in love.

c. Song title : Falling into you

Lyric : And I can't even see the ground


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Literal meaning: Discern visually

Non-literal meaning: Look for something

The third imagery is found in the “Falling into you” song in eleventh line of

the verse. These lyrics show that there is no comfortable place beside the lover itself.

Word “see” is the imagery because the songwriters want the listeners to feel that

she cannot see anyone else except her lover.

d. Song title : Falling into you

Lyric : And I hear a voice say: “What’s his is hers”

Literal meaning: Sound which can produce anything

Non-literal meaning: Soft whispered

The fourth imagery is found in the ”Falling into you” song in fourth line of

the verse. These lyrics show that it is auditory imagery because it is about to

describe what we hear. The word “hear” is the imagery because the songwriter hears

something.

e. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : For all the joy you brought to my life

Literal meaning: Greet pleasure and happiness

Non-literal meaning: Extremely pleased

The fifth imagery is found in the “Because you loved me” song in the third

line of the verse. These lyrics include tactile imagery types because this feels that

the lover brings happiness and positivity to this relationship.


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f. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : Because you loved me

Literal meaning: Sense where two people who love each other

Non-literal meaning: Feel deep affection

The sixth imagery is found in the “Because you love me” song in the

eighteenth line of the verse. This lyric means falling in love with the lovers. These

lyrics including types of tactile imagery because it can one can feel that they love

each other. Because imagery can make imagination, and from that lyrics, it can feel

the delivery.

g. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : You said no star was out of reach

Literal meaning: an astronomical object consisting of luminous

spheroids.

Non-literal meaning: Lightness, beautiful

The seventh imagery is found in the song "Because you love me" in line

twenty-three of the verse. This lyric is a type of tactile parable because the word

"star" is like a lover. If no one else is in life.These lyrics can feel because they love

each other and do not want to be separated, and always want to complement each

other.


Lyric : And I’m feeling sorry

Literal meaning: Sympathy with someone

Non-literal meaning: Sadness


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The eighteenth imagery is found in the ”That’s the way it is” song in line

fifth of the verse. This lyrics including types of tactile imagery because it means

sympathy to someone for knowing the condition and mutual respect for each other.

i. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : In this thing called love

Literal meaning: Deep affection

Non-literal meaning: Romantics

The nineteenth imagery is found in the “That’s the way it is” song in ninth

line of the verse. This lyric shows that if there is intense love, it must be proven

right and never give up because that is the key to convincing. It is including types

of tactile imagery because love can touch or feel. Because the character of love is

soft and very sensitive to a touching feeling.

j. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : Don’t surrender

Literal meaning: Give up for anything

Non-Literal meaning: Regrets

The tenth imagery is found in the “That’s the way it is” song in seventh line

of the verse. This lyric shows the support that does not give up on the condition if

you have serious relationships.


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6. Metaphor

Metaphors are the one of figurative language which is using in literary

works. The word “Metaphor” is from a Greek metaphor which means “transfer” or

“carry over.” Metaphors use in daily language to compare two things, indirectly

showing the words that almost similar. Metaphor as the fundamental language of

literature.


Lyric : Love was when I loved you

Literal meaning: Feeling comfort with someone

Non-literal meaning: Feeling comfort with someone

The first metaphor is found in “My heart will go on” song in fifteenth line

of the verse. This lyric is a metaphor because it explains that this lyric means that

it can be call love when in a relationship to love each other. Because loves must be

complete with each other.

b. Song title : Beauty and the Beast

Lyric : Bitter sweet and strange

Literal meaning: Taste of something

Non-Literal meaning: Emotional feeling

The second metaphor is found in the “Beauty and the beast” song in twenty

one line of the verse. These lyrics explain the bitter and sweet like life. It will bring

happiness, and it will be sadness. There is an exam in the relationship.


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c. Song title : Beauty and the Beast

Lyric : Finding you can change

Literal meaning: Make something different

Non-literal meaning: Difference

The third metaphor is found in the "Beauty and the beast" song in the

twenty-two lines of the verse. This lyric explains that sometimes it is necessary to

change new, better ways to strengthen relationships in a relationship.

d. Song title : Falling into You

Lyric : And in your eyes I see ribbons of colour

Literal meaning: Something colourful

Non-literal meaning: To make something beautiful

The fourth metaphor is found in “Falling into you” song in the first line of

the verse. Word “ribbons”: the songwriters can see her happiness if she is with her

love. It also means the attention to single events or a visible feeling.

e. Song title : Falling into you

Lyric : I see us inside of each other

Literal meaning: Discern visually

Non-literal meaning: Looking for anything

The fifth metaphor is found in “Falling into you” song in the second line of

the verse. This lyric means that the songwriters and the lover don’t see anyone else.

These lyrics show that they mutual need and complement each other.


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f. Song title : Because you loved me

Lyric : You were my voice when I couldn’t speak

Literal meaning: Sound can produce something

Non-Literal meaning:Whispered

The sixth metaphor is found in “Because you loved me” song in twelfth line

of the verse. This lyric explains that the writer can’t live without the lover because

the lover complements that life.

g. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : I can read your mind

Literal meaning: Person intellect

Non-literal meaning: Thinking something

The seventh metaphor is found in “That’s the way it is” song in first line of

the verse. These lyrics explain that the writer can read the lover’s mind. It means

that she knows what the lover wants.


Lyric : Cause you win

Literal meaning: Success about something

Non-literal meaning: Smart and confident

The eighth metaphor is found in “That’s the way it is” song in eighth line of

the verse. This lyric shows these lyrics explain if you must fight to get love and

don’t surrender about anything.


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i. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : Your heart’s left in doubt

Literal meaning: Feeling uncertainly

Non-literal meaning: Don’t believe about something

The ninth metaphor is found in “That’s the way it is” song in thirteenth line

of the verse. This lyric shows that explained that there were still doubts in to live

and understand the situation.

j. Song title : That’s the way it is

Lyric : When you questions me, for a simple answer

Literal meaning: Easy to understand

Non-literal meaning: Accurate

The tenth metaphor is found in “That’s the way it is” song in seventeenth

line of the verse. This lyric means that the writer still waits for absolute certainty

and seriousness. It is because loves needs seriousnes.

From the analysis of the meaning of the selected song by Celine Dion, the

researcher found five types of meaning from the selected song by Celine Dion. Such

are connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, reflected meaning,

and collocative meaning.

Song lyrics by Celine Dion have a different meaning from the other lyrics.

It will have a unique characteristic in the song. The meaning above will be shown

the frequency of meaning by the table, and then will explain the meaning one by

one according to the meaning.


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Table 2. Types of meaning from selected song by Celine Dion

a. Connotative meaning

Connotative meaning is the communicative value an expression has by

virtue of what if refers to over and purely conceptual meaning (Leech, 1981). This

type is concerned with the accurate word expressions one uses or hears. Celine Dion

usually creates the song with the meaning that hidden in her song. Every song that

Celine makes always uses a figurative expression that has deep sense in every lyric.

(39) Every night in my dreams

This lyric including connotative meaning. This lyric from the “My heart will

go on” song. This lyric from the first line. The word “dreams” based on Merriam

Webster Dictionary means visionary. From this definition, we can interpret that the

connotative meaning of this lyricwhich shares semantic feature is [+visionary]. The

word “dreams” in this song refers to the word “hope” because dreams can interpret

as something very desirable.

No Types of meaning Frequency

1 Connotative meaning 5

2 Social meaning 5

3 Collocative meaning 6

4 Reflected meaning 9

5 Affective meaning 14

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(40) I believe that the heart does go on

This lyric including connotative meaning. The lyric from the “My heart will

go on” song. The word “believe” based on Merriam Webster Dictionary means

trusted that it is rights that everyone is entitled to. From this context, we can

interpret the semantic feature is [+honest]. This word means connotative because

the word “believe” concerned with the trusted and the destiny about life and

everyone can feel.

(41) My heart will go on

This lyric including connotative meaning. The lyric from the “My heart will

go on” song. The word “heart” Merriam Webster Dictionary means a part of the

body that can feel something. The heart is very sensitive. From this context, we can

interpret the semantic feature is [+love] , because in this lyric, “heart” can interpret

as the soul that will always be together with someone who is loved.

(42) I can read you mind

This lyric including connotative meaning. The lyric from the “That the way

it is” song. The word “mind” Merriam Webster Dictionary means think that every

person has a mind because mind is the intellect of person that everyone have. From

this context, we can interpret the semantic feature [+memory], because in this lyric

said that the writer could read minds, which means that the song’s writer always

knows what the lover wants, so can interpret the word “mind” to desire or wish

about something and keep the memories.


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(43) Cause you win

This lyric including connotative meaning. This lyric from the “That the way

it is” song. The word “win” based on the Merriam Webster Dictionary means that

being successful about something that it is make happy. In this context, we can

interpret the semantic feature [+victory], because in this lyrics the word “win” can

shows that it is happy because in the end they can unite in the bonds of love even

though they have to overcome the hurdles of the one to whom they are united.

b. Social meaning

Social meaning is something express about the contexts or social

circumstances of its use. This meaning usually showed the formality of expressions.

Songs from Celine Dion use this meaning to express the expression of social

circumstances about the song.

(44) Tale as old the time

This lyric including the social meaning. This lyric from the “Beauty and the

Beast” song. The word “old” in this lyric means that it was in the past, which is

the word “old” is just a memory in the past and in that time tell about the condition

where the song’s writer write about love journey.

(45) Ever just as sure as the sun will rise


Beast” song. The word “rise” in this lyric tells about the condition of the


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relationship of the song’s writer. The term “rise” can interpret as the certainty that

it can make happiness.

(46) Tune as old as song


Beast” song. The word “Tune” based on Merriam Webster Dictionary means

melody. The melody can explain the situation about the condition. A tune can be

interpreted as the memories in the past that we can remember.

(47) Song as old as rhyme


beast” song. The word “rhyme” based on Merriam Webster dictionary means a

word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word, it

mean that word “rhyme” can interpreted as one goal with the same thoughts, just

like a relationship that requires an equality in situations and conditions.

(48) Falling like a leaf, falling like a star

This lyric including the social meaning social meaning. This lyric from the

“Falling into You” song. The word “like” based on Merriam Webster Dictionary

means enjoy something which is make happy. The word “Like” is about the

situation, who loved someone. It means like in a relationship, it will be like a leaf

which is there is down, and it will be in up like a star which gives lightness in every

single life.


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c. Collocative meaning

Collocative meaning is studying words, phrases, and sentences based on the

association with the terms and sees from another environment. Song from Celine

Dion uses this meaning to show the expression about the phrases from the lyric use

the lyrics, which consist of figurative expression.

(49) Bitter sweet and strange

This lyric including the collocative meaning. This lyric from the “Beauty

and the Beast” song. The word “bitter” based on Merriam Webster Dictionary

means that the taste is not good. The word “bitter” means that all taste, like sweet

and strange, can be interpreted that it must have a problem in each relationship: it

can make the relationship more solid and long last.

(50) Finding you can change

This lyric including the collocative meaning. This lyric from the “Beauty

and the Beast” song. The word “change” based on Merriam Webster Dictionary

means that make become different. This word means that everything can change

every time, like the feeling. The word “change” can be interpreted as a feeling.

Every person can change their feeling depends on the treatment.

(51) Beauty and the Beast

This lyric including a collocative meaning. The lyric from the "Beauty and

the beast" song. This lyric means that two people love each other, but they are


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of different castes and can affect the situation. Can be interpreted about the

condition of the relationship because the beauty is the important things in this

relationship.

(52) The walls begin to tumble down

This lyric including a collocative meaning. This lyric from the “Falling into

you” song. The word “wall” in this lyrics based on the Merriam Webster Dictionary

means the barrier. In this lyric the word “wall” can interpreted about the belief with

someone that who is loved and which is given complete trust.

(53) When you question me for a simple answer

This lyric including a collocative meaning. This lyric from the "That the

way it is" song. The word "simple" in this lyric based on the Merriam Webster

Dictionary means that something that easy to understand. In this lyric, this word

can be interpreted like that lover asks about his heart's certainty because this lyric

needs a simple answer that can convince someone who is loved.

(54) In this thing called love

This lyric includes a collocative meaning. This lyric is from the song "That's

how it is". The word "love" in this lyric based on the Merriam Webster Dictionary

means a solid or constant feeling of affection for someone. The word "love" can

be interpreted as something that makes someone happy and comfortable with his

treatment. Because the treatment can make it convey to the heart is to pay attention

every time.


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d. Reflected meaning

This type happened in multiple conceptual meaning, which is

communicated through association with another sense of the same expression. This

song from Celine Dion uses this meaning because this meaning feels the expression

that happened when one sense of the word occurs in part another sense.

(55) Love can touch us one time

This lyric including reflected meaning. This lyric is from the “My heart will

go on” song. The word “touch” in this lyrics based on the Merriam Webster

Dictionary means contact with something. In this lyric this word interpreted that

love can occur because of the sincerity of the heart, from touch it will handle the

feeling in somebody love.

(56) And last for a lifetime


go on” song. The word “lifetime” in this lyric based on the Merriam-Webster

Dictionary means the duration of the existence of a living being. It can happen to a

person or animal. In this context, the word “lifetime” is interpreted as personal. The

songwriter wants forever together with her partner, until the last breath. It is said to

be reflected meaning because it is conveyed in a different way but with the same

sense.


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(57) Never let go ‘till we’re gone


go on” song. The word “gone” in this lyric based on the Merriam-Webster

Dictionary means something or someone lost. This lyric word “gone” interpreted a

promise to each other and to take care of each other from the reflected meaning. It

is proof in a different way but expressed with the same feeling.

(58) And in your eyes I see ribbons of color

This lyric including reflected meanings. The lyric from the song "Falling

into you." The word "Ribbon" in this lyric, according to the Merriam-Webster

Dictionary, means a piece of colorful ribbon usually worn as a military decoration

or as a substitute for medals. In this context, the word "ribbon" is interpreted as

happiness when with his lover. It also means attention to expression with other

meanings of the same conveyance.

(59) I see us inside of each other

This lyric including reflected meaning. The lyric from the “Falling into you”

song. The word ”inside” in this lyric, based on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,

means inward nature, thoughts, or feeling. From this context, the word “inside”

interpreted that there is a personal similarity that can unite their love.


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(60) You gave me wings and made me fly

This lyric including reflected meaning. This lyric from the “Because you

loved me” song. The word “wings” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster

Dictionary means something that can make fly high. In this context, the word

“wings” can be interpreted as the sense of helper, someone who is most able to

make their lover happy.

(61) You touched my hand I could touch the sky


loved me” song. The word "sky" based on Merriam Webster means an expanse of

space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth. In this context,

this lyric showed love, someone, to interpret happiness in their relationship, leading

to the same expression because the sky in this lyric draws the world's beauty like

their love.

(62) The tender wind that carried me


loved you” song. The word “wind” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster

Dictionary means natural movement of air. This lyric tells about someone who is

loved so much by a lover. In this lyric word, “wind” can be interpreted as the destiny

of love. The wind is likened to an intermediary for their love story because this

happened when one sense of words occurs when the sense expresses the other

expression.


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(63) Loves comes to those who believe it

This lyric including reflected meaning. This lyric from the "That the way it

is" song. The word "believe" showed the reflected meaning. Based on the Merriam-

Webster Dictionary, this word means rights that people have. This lyric, word

"believe" can be interpreted about God's fate and personal belief about love.

e. Affective meaning

Affective meaning is the sense that we rely upon the mediation of the other

categories of meaning-conceptual, connotative or stylistic to show emotions. It is

about the personal feeling in that context. These types usually convey the sense and

the attitude.

(64) Near, far wherever you are

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “My heart will

go on” song. The word “far” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary

means considerable distance in space. This lyric tells about the distance between

the relationship. It means that word “far” can interpret as the spacing, which is

wherever they are will love each other.

(65) You’re here in my heart


go on” song. The word “heart” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary

means body’s part that can feel some feeling. This lyric showed that the lover would


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be in the heart. However, they separated over time. Word “heart” is interpreted as

the lover who loves and tries to always faithful in every situation.

(66) Love was when I loved you


go on” song. The word “Loved” in this lyric based on Merriam Webster Dictionary

means that it is past tense that showing the emotion of expression that the love

appears because of the attention given and at that moment a feeling arises when

they have started to love because in this song it tells about two people who love

each other but are hindered by different castes then after they are together it turns

out that they have to separate because of an incident that separates them both.

(67) And I hear a voice say, “What’s his is hers?”

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “Falling into you”

song. The word “voice” in this lyric based on Merriam Webster Dictionary means

something produced from the mouth. It can come from humans, animals, or things.

But, in this context, the word “voice” is interpreted the something whispered from

someone that shows the expression of the emotion of affective meaning.

(68) I can’t even see the ground

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “Falling into You”

song. The word “ground” in this lyric based on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

refers to a house or other building. In this context, this word has been interpreting.

A place given a barrier can be likened to a wall in the heart always to accept his


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partner as he is and no other woman because there is already one person who is very

loved. This lyric expressed this song with emotion in reaching the listener.

(69) For all the joy you brought to my life

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from “Because you loved

me.” The word “joy” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary means

some happiness in life. In this context, the term “Joy” interprets the kindness and

favorable treatment that has been given to his partner and makes his partner feel

happy. It is shown with emotion so that it can express that kindness has given to

loved ones

(70) You were my strength when I was weak

This lyric including affective meaning. This song from "Because you loved

me" song. The word "strength" in this lyric on Merriam-Webster Dictionary means

a state of being strong. Strength within each person to try to maintain love and

become the life support of a particular person. The word "strength" here can also

mean that the existence of a specific person makes the writer more enthusiastic

about living life.

(71) You were my voice when I couldn’t speak

This lyric including affective meaning. This song from the "Because you

loved me" song. The word "voice" in this lyric on Merriam Webster Dictionary can

produce something from the mouth. In this lyric, the word "voice" is interpreted as

a helper when the mouth can't express a sense of emotion.


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(72) Because you loved me

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “Because you

love me” song. The word “loved” in this lyric means some feeling that can make

everyone find happiness. This song tells about the relationship between the song’s

writer and the lover. Love comes from the heart because of loyalty and good

treatment. Express the feeling need emotion because from that sense can make the

feeling deeper to people.

(73) You said no star was out of reach

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “Because you

loved me” song. The word “star” in this lyric based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary

means a natural luminous body visible in the sky, especially at night. This lyric tells

about the saying that his partner is an unreachable star and can interpret that his

partner is the only person in his life.

(74) I’m feeling sorry

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “That the way

is” song. The word “sorry” in this lyric means based on Merriam Webster

Dictionary, means feeling sympathy. This song tells about someone who has

wronged the person he loves. This song expresses deep feelings with emotions that

come from personal.


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(75) Your heart’s left in doubt

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the “That the way it

is” song. The word “doubt” in this lyric based on the Merriam Webster Dictionary

means lack of confidence.

In this song, tells it is express that there is still a sense of hesitation to

undergo a relationship because there is still distrust. In this song, the word “doubt”

can interpret as distrust.

(76) Don’t surrender

This lyric including affective meaning. This lyric from the "That the way it

is" song. The word "surrender" in this lyric based on the Merriam Webster

Dictionary means possession of another upon compulsion or demand. This song

tells that this song explains if you must fight love for, don't give up.

This song is full of feelings because, for the writer, sincere love is not easy

and comes to people who believe. the word "surrender" is interpreted as the struggle

in any situation to get what they want constantly.


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B. The categorization of figurative expression in selected songs of Celine

Table 3. Categorization of selected song by the figurative expressions

In the second problem it will be showed the categorization of figurative

expression from selected song of Celine Dion. There will be showed by table. The

table will showed the result and the total of the categorization of selected song by

Celine Dion. Based on problem one that the researcher analyzed, will show problem

two to categorize the selected song by Celine Dion. From the data, the figurative

expression that most showed in the selected song by Celine Dion is four figurative

expressions, such as imagery, metaphor, hyperbole, and simile. To categorize these

lyrics, will be analyzed and counting the data of figurative expression. In this table,

songs because you love me and Falling into you often use imagery to show the

expression of the song. That’s the way it is, and Falling into you often used

metaphor to show the expression of the song. My heart go on will deliver the

expression used hyperbole, and the last is from Beauty and the Beast. This song

uses simile because, in this song, the lyric often uses the word “as” and “like” to

show the expression.

No SONG TITLE Figurative Expression

Personi Sym Sim Hyp Img Meta

1 Because you loved me 1 1 - 2 3 1

2 My heart will go on - - - 5 2 1

3 That’s the way it is - - - 1 3 4

4 Beauty and the Beast - 1 4 - - 2

5 Falling into you - 1 1 - 2 2


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Because you loved me is song that tells about someone that very love the

lover. The song’s writer create this song is for the lover, close family relationship,

good friends. The song's writer describes the song that this person is there in bad

times to correct him and prevent him from stumbling. This person gave him joy and

encouraged him to pursue his dreams. She revealed that she will always be grateful

for his presence of love in his life. There is the word "baby" in this song, which

means a lover or someone who is very loved. Most of the lyrics from this song used

imagery because every lyric showed tactile imagery, which means that the songs

describe what we feel. Like the sense of emotion, while Falling into you is song

from Celine Dion that have a deep of meaning. This song tell about you are falling

into someone arms, but in this song, Falling into You means you are falling in love

with someone. This song tells the listeners also to feel how it feels to fall in love

with someone. It is indicated by some lyrics, such as, it feels so good to fall into

you. This song uses imagery because this song expresses the song using tactile

imagery where the sense can describe by the feel.

That’s the way it is song is about song about feel of love to someone that

Celine Dion make with the deep meaning. The song's subject for someone who has

had several bad experiences of love is losing hope in a relationship. The song's

writer shares her experience as she portrays someone famous in that situation. The

song's writer expresses that she's sorry about his feelings to ensure that she never

give up because love exists. The song's writer tells that this person who may have

recently ended a relationship about the imminent loneliness the lover will feel and

suggests that he'll soon be happy. This song showed the expression use metaphor


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because this compare the things, showing almost words of the language of literature,

while falling into you, it is also used metaphor in addition to using imagery in this

song, it also uses metaphors, where in this song it also compares two things, the

result is to express the song, so that it becomes a song full of meaning by comparing

two things.

My heart will go on Celine Dion's song, which is very popular from the past

until now. This song is the soundtrack of the "Titanic" movie of 1997. This movie

about the main character Rose's perspective. She tells her lover, Jack, who died in

the ship's sinking, that he still exists in her heart and mind. They are very loved, but

their love separate because of the difference castle. From that movie, it has a

relation with this song. This song use word that wildly exaggerated, the aim that

the meaning of the song makes the story of this song reaches the listener. The film

shows that they want to live and die until death does them part and take their hearts

far away. However, the couple hopes that their love can survive even if they have

to risk their lives because of such deep feelings. In this song, hyperbole is used

because, in its delivery, it uses exaggerated words with the intention that the song

will arrive and still be conveyed with a distinctive emotion to make listeners fall in

this song.

Beauty and the beast is the song of Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast”

This story created by Gabrielle- Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740. This story

tells about the girl which have beautiful face and with her boyfriend which have

bad face like wild animal. This story depend about the love story with someone

which have a bad face because he curse by the evil witch. In the beginning, her


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father just want to pick up the rose for Belle, but when he picked the rose , there

wild animal come and angry to him because he picked up his rose and the wild

animal want to killed her father but, her father apologize and explain how he picked

up the rose and the wild animal forgive her father with the one term. He must give

his girl to the wild animal, and then he tells to Belle, and she agree with the term

because Belle very love with his father. Belle willing if she must live with the wild

animal and safe her father. This movie tell about love is does not matter how the

face you are. Because, the true love itself come from heart and the behaviour. This

song use simile as the figurative expression to showed the expression, because this

lyric almost use word “as” and “like” to express the expression of the song.


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CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION

The object of this study is the figurative expression found in the five love

song lyrics of Celine Dion, which the researcher chose. The selected songs are "My

heart will go on," "Beauty and the Beast," "Falling into you," "Because you loved

me," "That's the way it is." Her songs contain figurative expressions to make the

lyrics have a more profound meaning. The songs are usually targeted at teenagers

in love because her songs are always about love with someone. The lyrics are

always rich in figurative expression that is very expressive. All song is about telling

a love story, in other words, all song from Celine Dion always make feel enjoy

when to hear the song. A little bit of explanation about each song the researcher

chooses: the first song, "My Heart will Go on," is used as the theme song in the

Titanic movie in 1997. This song is very famous in the past and now because the

history is very touched. The second song is "Because you loved me, " which creates

the lover or the close relationship. The third song is "That's the way it is," is the

song for someone who has had several bad experiences of love is losing hope in a

relationship. The song's writer shares her experience as she portrays someone

famous in that situation. The fourth song is "Beauty and the Beast," which is the

Disney Movie Beauty and the beast that tells about someone who has a bad attitude

cursed by the witch and found a very loving girl; however, the face has a deficiency.

The last song is "Falling into You," is indicated by some lyrics, such as, it feels so

good to fall into you. This song uses imagery because this song expresses the song

using tactile imagery where the sense can describe by the feel.


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Interpretation figurative expressions compared the expressions in language

and analyse the importance of expression itself. Semantic can relate to the figurative

expression because the figurative expression has many meanings (Patrick Griffiths,

2006). The researcher will be analysis five pieces of data from Celine Dion's song.

The important step is to read the song lyrics according to the selected song after

reading and then analyze the figurative expression. In the selection of data, the

researcher chooses five-song, especially love song from Celine Dion, which are

"My heart will go on," "Beauty and the Beast," "Falling into you" "Because you

loved me," "That's the way it is." The first research questions are based on figurative

expression, which explains the meaning of the figurative expression according to

the song lyrics from those songs. The researcher managed to apply semantic

theories, such as literal meaning and non-literal meaning. Literal language is using

words according to the meaning of denotation, which is accepted conventionally.

Literal language can show the denotation meaning of the figurative expression.

Figurative language (non-literal) is using the word that has meaning inside the word.

Figurative language usually expresses and shows the feeling, often created by

presenting words to be equated, compared, or associated with typically unrelated

meanings. To analyze the meaning, the researcher uses the semantic feature,

especially connotative meaning, because it refers to over and purely concern with

the accurate word expression (Leech, 1981). The results of the study reveal that

Celine Dion often uses imagery, metaphor, hyperbole, and simile to describe her

feelings by the song. The meaning of these lyrics often uses affective meaning. It

means that song by Celine Dion is always communicative and can stimulate the

listeners’ emotions to express their feelings.


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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1

My heart will go on

Every night in my dreams

I see you, I feel you

That is how I know you go on

Far across the distance

And spaces between us

You have come to show you go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more, you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

Love can touch us one time

And last for a lifetime

And never let go 'til we're gone

Love was when I loved you

One true time I'd hold to

In my life, we'll always go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on (why does the heart go on?)

Once more, you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

You're here, there's nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on

We'll stay forever this way

You are safe in my heart and

My heart will go on and on

APPENDIX 2

Beauty and the Beast

Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Then somebody bends

Unexpectedly


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Just a little change

Small to say the least

Both a little scared

Neither one prepared


Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

Ever just as sure

As the sun will rise

Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

Ever just as sure

As the sun will rise

Tale as old as time

Tune as old as song

Bitter-sweet and strange

Finding you can change

Learning you were wrong

Certain as the sun

(Certain as the sun)

Rising in the east

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme


Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme



APPENDIX 3

Falling into You

And in your eyes I see ribbons of color

I see us inside of each other

I feel my unconscious merge with yours

And I hear a voice say, "What's his is hers"

I'm falling into you (Falling into you)

This dream could come true

And it feels so good (Falling into you)

Falling into you


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I was afraid (I was afraid)

To let you in here

Now I have learned

Love can't be made in fear

The walls begin to tumble down

And I can't even see the ground

I'm falling into you (Falling into you)



Falling into you

Falling like a leaf

Falling like a star

Finding a belief

Falling where you are

Catch me, don't let me drop

Love me, don't ever stop

So close your eyes

And let me kiss you

And while you sleep

I will miss you

Oh, I'm falling into you (Falling into you)



Falling into you

Falling like a leaf

Falling like a star, oh-oh

Finding a belief

Falling where you are

Falling into you

Falling into you

Falling into you

APPENDIX 4

Because You Loved Me

For all the joy you brought to my life

For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true

For all the love i found in you

I'll be forever thankful baby

You're the one who held me up

Never let me fall


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You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when i was weak

You were my voice when i couldn't speak

You were my eyes when i couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when i couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'coz you believed

I'm everything i am

Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly

You touched my hand i could touch the sky

I lost my faith, you gave it back to me

You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and i stood tall

I had your love i had it all

I'm grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe i don't know that much

But i know this much is true

I was blessed because i was loved by you







I'm everything i am


You were always there for me

The tender wind that carried me

A light in the dark shining your love into my life

You've been my inspiration

Through the lies you were the truth

My world is a better place because of you







I'm everything i am



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I'm everything i am


APPENDIX 5

That the way it is

I can read your mind and I know your story

I see what you're going through yeah

It's an uphill climb, and I'm feeling sorry

But I know it will come to you yeah

Don't surrender 'cause you can win

In this thing called love

When you want it the most there's no easy way out

When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

And that's the way it is

When you question me for a simple answer

I don't know what to say, no

But it's plain to see, if you stick together

You're gonna find a way, yeah

So don't surrender 'cause you can win

In this thing called love






(That's the way it is)

When life is empty with no tomorrow

And loneliness starts to call

Baby, don't worry, forget your sorrow

'Cause love's gonna conquer it all, all





Ohhhhh


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That's the way it is

That's the way it is, yeah



And that's the way it is.


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