SONG KD. 3.7.

The definition: Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal
relation to produce a musical composition that has unity and continuity. (lagu adalah gubahan
seni nada atau suara dalam suatu urutan, kombinasi dan hubungan temporal untuk menghasilkan
gubahan musik yang mengandung kesatuan dan kesinambungan).

The Social Function :

 To express feeling and idea

 To criticise the social, environmental and political issues
 To entertain or amuse the listeners.
 To teach moral value through the lyrics of the song.
 To provide a way of managing the relationship between our public and private emotional
life.
 To express personal feeling and cultural value.
 To give someone not only to share their emotions with others, but also to have an
emotional connection that just can’t be experienced in any other way.

Text Structure :

 Intro (bagian awal lagu)

 Verse/bait (bagian pengantar ke chorus)
 Chorus (bagian inti)
 Refrain (peralihan dari verse ke chorus)
 Bridge (penghubung dari chorus ke chorus)
 Coda (penutup lagu)

Language Features :

 Lyric are written in the first, second, or third person given on the specific pespective you
choose. Often point of views change in lyric, but only when needed.
 They use rhyme. Usually songs use a familiar catchy tune and rhyme. A rhyme is a
linguistic style, based on consonance or similar sound of two or more syllables or whole
words at the end of one line; rhymes are most commonly used in poetry and songs.
 They use alliteration. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same
first consonant sound, occur close together in the series, for example :
- A big bully beats a baby boy.
 Some songs are poetic devices, such as figure of speech and imagery. While songs can
paint vivid picture since they are longer mediums, imagery can be found in just a single
sentences as well. Imagery is vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of
the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste)
For eaxample : Her blue eyes were as bright as the sun, blue as the sky, but soft as a silk.
A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning that is different from its literal
meaning.
 Some songs are amusing wordplay and slang language. A wordplay is the manipulation
of language (in particular, the sounds, and meanings of words) with the intent to amuse;
verbal wit. Slang is a kind of language consisting of very informal words and phrases.
slang is more common in speech than in writing, for example: gonna, wanna, ain’t, etc.

If in Indonesian we recognize the existence of figure of speech/language style/MAJAS, then in

English there is a FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Bahasa Kiasan).

Figurative language is usually used to analyze the deeper meaning of words. In song for
example, this is also used to make song lyric sound more beautiful.

There are several types of figurative language:

  Metaphor ( metafora )
 Personification ( personifikasi )
 Simile
 Onomatopoeia
 Hyperbole ( hiperbola )

1.Metaphor digunakan untuk menggambarkan hal atau perasaan tertentu dibandingkan dengan
sesuatu yang lain. A metaphor is a direct comparison without using the comparative words
“like”, or “as”.

Example : “You’re my bright star” ; “Time is money”

“Her smile is the sunrise”.

2.Personification digunakan untuk mengekspresikan tindakan benda-benda non-manusia yang

diberi karakteristik manusia. Personification is attributing human characteristics to nonhuman
things.

Example : “The moon smile above us”

“The sky was full of dancing stars”

3.Simile, bahasa kiasan atau figurative language yang satu ini digunakan untuk mengekspresikan
perbandingan antara dua objek yang biasanya membawa karakter yang sama. (a simile is a
comparison between two unlike things using the words “like”, “as”, “than”.

Example : “You’re so innocent like an angel” (kamu begitu polos seperti malaikat)

“My mother is as busy as a bee”

4.Onomatopoeia digunakan untuk menggambarkan bagaimana kata tertentu terdengar persis

seperti apa adanya. Onomatopoeia is the use of descriptive words that sounds or mimic the noise
they are describing.

Example : “Whoosh” is the sound of the wind (Whoosh adalah suara angin)

5.Hyperbole digunakan untuk mengungkapkan ekspresi berlebihan. Hyperbole is an over-

exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

Example : “I see a smile that can light up the whole town.” (aku melihat sebuah
senyuman yang menerangi seisi kota)

6.Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound and the start of one or more words
near one another.

Example : -“Old creaking crates carry ages of dust within them and are about to burst
open” (peti tua yang berderit membawa debu di dalamnya dan akan segera meledak)

- “Peter Parker picks a pack of pants punctually.”

(Peter Parker memilih sebungkus celana tepat waktu)

The conclusion is that Figurative Language is usually used to explain the author’s ideas by
comparison, emphasizing ideas and making writing more aesthetic
Kesimpulan, Figurative language atau bahasa kiasan biasanya digunakan untuk menjelaskan ide
penulis dengan perbandingan, menekankan ide, dan menjadikan tulisan lebih estetis.
EXERCISE

Answer the following Questions!

1. Do you have a favorite song in English? Write down your favorite song!
2. What is the title of the song?
3. Who makes the song popular?
4. Why do you like the song?
5. Can you find any figurative language? Give examples!
6. Can you find any metaphors? Give examples!
7. What is the theme of the song?
8. What can you learn from the song?