An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in The Encanto Movie Songs

Abstrak

This research aims to identify the types of figurative language and the pragmatic meaning within Encanto’s songs. The researcher used descriptive qualitative as a research design to gain the data in each the Encanto movie song. The data were collected by finding Encanto movie from the website, and understanding the theory of figurative language, then read repeatedly and identified using a highlighter pen. The total of figurative languages found in this research was 24 figurative languages in 4 songs of Encanto movie. The researcher found only 7 from 8 types of figurative language which were personification, hyperbole, metaphor, irony, simile, litotes, and metonymy. The number of each aspect found were 6 data of figurative language in the song “we don't talk about Bruno” and the pragmatic meaning is that Bruno becomes the topic of conversation for the Madrigal family and is considered bad luck. Second, there were 7 data in the song “surface pressure” where pragmatically talk about Luisa Madrigal's inner suffering because she bears the burden as the first daughter. Third, there were 4 data in the song “waiting on a miracle” which pragmatically mostly contains Mirabel's inferiority complex as the only person with no magical powers and how much she admires her family on the other hand, she tries to strengthen herself. Lastly, there were 7 data in the song “all of you" which pragmatically contains the Madrigal family's sense of togetherness and their appreciation for Mirabel and forms of help from people in town for the Madrigal family

Kata kunci

• Pragmatic
• figurative language
• movie songs