MATERI KD 9 SONG

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Warming up activity / pemberian stimulus

Try to find the answer of the following questions!

1. What is song ?
2. What is lyrics?

Identifikasi masalah :
3. What is the social function of song?
4. Mention language feature used in songs?
5. What is rhyme?
6. What is figurative language

Collecting data / Mengumpulkan data & Memproses data / Data prosessing :

A. SONG
A song is a short piece of music, usually with words. The words of a song are called lyrics.
Lyrics are composed to give real situation at the time describing messages with music or a poem.
Lyrics generally consist of the following parts:
1. Intro
Usually it contains only music and no words.
2. Verse
It is also called stanza. It is the part that tells a story. Usually, there is a series of verses.
They are the longer sections of the song that tell the story.
3. Chorus
It is a lyric-music combination that is repeated with little or no change throughout the
song. Usually. the chorus lyrics include the song title and give the listener a general idea about
the song topic. The chorus music includes the catchy melody in the song. The chorus is generally
the part that the listeners will remember from your song. Songwriters use the chorus to repeat a
common refrain from their lyric (the line or group of lines you want reinforced the most). This is
why all choruses are refrains lyrically. A refrain is a short phrase repeated at the end of every
verse.
4. Bridge
It only appears once. It contains lyrics that give audience to reflect the story. It is also
called the conclusion of the story.
5. Outro
This is the end of the song. It usually contains instrument.

General structure of songs are Intro - Verse 1- Chorus - Verse 2 - Chorus - Bridge -
Chorus -Outro.
There are many genres of music such as pop, rock, country, jazz, ballad, etc. Each song
also has a theme. There are common themes, for example, heartbreak, family, friendship, coming
of age, death, etc.
A song must have a function. The following are social functions songs.
1. To entertain the listeners.
2. To teach moral value through the lyrics of songs.
3. To express personal feeling.
4. To criticize a particular condition.

B. Language Features of Song Lyrics

The following are language features usually used in songs

1. Pronouns
Pronouns are important in establishing point of view. Certain creative decisions need to be
made by the songwriter.
 Relating the song in the first person uses I, me, we
  Having the singer address the song to the second person uses you.
 Relating a song about something or someone else (third person) uses he, him, she, her, it,
they, them.
2. Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (or the same sound) in two or more words, most
often in the final syllables of lines in poems and songs. The rhyme scheme helps the audience to
understand what is coming. Rhyme scheme can be figured by looking at the last word in each
line and assigning a letter. The following example has a rhyme scheme ABAB
Example :
Make-believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside I've turned to water
Like a teardrop in your palm
3. Figurative Language
Figurative language is a broad category that includes figures of speech as well as sound
devices and imagery.
a. Sound Devices
Sound devices are resources used to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of
poetry through the skillful use of sound.
 Alliteration: a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant
sound. The repetition of the sound in the beginning of two or more words.
Example: There is nothing but death in the desert during the day
 Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Example: I must confess that in my quest
 Onomatopoeia: a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing
describes it
Example: I like that boom boom pow.

b. Imagery
Imagery is something concrete, like a sight, smell, or taste. It describes what the writer
sees, .hears, or otherwise senses. Imagery creates a picture that the reader or listener can see in
hismind. There are some types of imagery
 Visual Imagery. It describes what we see, such as color, shape, size, and pattern.
Example: It was dark and dim outside
 Auditory Imagery. It describes what we hear, such as enjoyable noise, noise, and lack
of noise.
Example: The chirping of birds heralded spring
 Olfactory Imagery. It describes what we smell, such as fragrance and odor.
Example: Can smell when the rain is coming
 Gustatory Imagery. It describes what we taste.
Example: The sweetness of candies melt in my mouth
 Tactile Imagery. It describes what we feel or touch, such as temperature texture, touch,
and movement
Example: When the hights are cold

c. Figure of Speech
A figure of speech is where a word or words are used to create an effect, often where they
do not have their original or literal meaning. It is used to heighten or increase the state that they
are describing.
 Metaphor: a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't
literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Example: I'm the shadow on the ground
 Hyperbole: a frequently humorous exaggeration that hints at a larger truth.
Example: I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be... If you'll be my baby
 Simile: a comparison between two different things, designed to create an unusual,
interesting, emotional, or other effect using like or as... as.
Example: You're like an angel
d. Personification: a figure of speech where human qualities are given to objects or ideas.
In the arts, personification means representing a non-human thing as if it were human.
Personification gives human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, sensations,
gestures and speech, often by way of a metaphor.
Example: The wind howled in the night
 4. Informal Language
Lyric has a beautiful word and certain value and message. Most lyrics of pop music show
many informal language or non-standard English. Most songs use contraction and assimilation in
the lyrics. A contraction is a word that is formed by combining two or more words which often
occur together in speech. Assimilation is a common phonological process by which one sound
becomes more like a nearby sound. The following are examples of informal or non-standard
English words used in songs.

Ain't Comin’ Ev’ry (a)’bout Yeah

Gonna Givin’ Ev’rybody (a)’round Bestest
Gotta Stayin’ Ev’vrything (be)’cause ya
Wanna Nothin’ Ev’ryone’s (th)’em