Metafora Konseptual Cinta dalam Lirik Lagu Taylor Swift di Album 1989

Abstract

This study describes the conceptual metaphors of love in the lyrics of Taylor Swift's 1989 album. The purpose of this study is to describe the use of metaphors and conceptualize love-themed data. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with proficient free listening technique by taking song lyrics from Taylor Swift. The data source is song lyrics in Taylor Swift's 1989 album. The selection of the data sources is motivated by the fact that Taylor Swift is a singer who produces songs based on personal experiences. This makes the puns for the song more beautiful and poetic. The results show that the conceptualization of love metaphors found on Taylor Swift's 1989 album namely (1) love is a game, (2) love is fire, (3) heartbreak is the national anthem, (4) love is the object of trouble, (5) love is the throne, (6) love as glassware, (7) love as an object of color, (8) love is journey, (9) love is a sin, (10) love as a ship object, (11) love is life, (12) love is a trap, (13) love as an object falls, (14) love as an intoxicating object, (15) love is power and (16) love as an object is hunted.

Keywords

• conceptual metaphor
• love
• song
• taylor swift