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The document defines a song as a short poem or work of music intended to be sung, with distinct patterns and pitches. It describes the generic structures of songs, including intro, verse, chorus/refrain, bridge, and outro. Key language features in songs are discussed, such as figurative language, rhyme, denotation and connotation. Specific figurative languages like simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia and personification are explained in the context of songs. Finally, the social functions of songs are outlined, such as entertainment, teaching morals, and expressing emotions.

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Maryana Putri - 20 - Song

The document defines a song as a short poem or work of music intended to be sung, with distinct patterns and pitches. It describes the generic structures of songs, including intro, verse, chorus/refrain, bridge, and outro. Key language features in songs are discussed, such as figurative language, rhyme, denotation and connotation. Specific figurative languages like simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia and personification are explained in the context of songs. Finally, the social functions of songs are outlined, such as entertainment, teaching morals, and expressing emotions.

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SONG

A. Definition
Song is a short poem or other sets of words set to music or meant to be sung or a single (and
often standalone) work of music intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and
fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include
the repetition of sections.

B. Generic Structures
The generic structure of a song consists of verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus. It is better for
us to learn more about the complete structure of songs.
a) Intro
The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related to the main
body of song.
b) Verse
It is the section of the song structure that tells the story. This is the exposition, describing
the scene or the person, or an emotion. There are usually two or three verses in a row
that have the same musical structure, the same rhyme and poetic meter, but different
words. The second verse builds on the picture painted in the first verse, etc.
c) Chorus of Refrain
A chorus is the most repeated section, so it’s the easiest remembered. A chorus is the
summary of the song’s story. All the verses have been leading up to the chorus, and is
usually the part of the song people sing along with. A chorus can come at the beginning
of the song structure; it can also start in the middle, or come at the end. In fact, some
songs don’t have choruses at all. Some people are usually confused to differentiate
between choruses and refrain. A refrain is any line that repeats in the song lyric, while a
chorus is any group of lines that repeat.
d) Break
A break is actually a brief “rest” or “pause” for the core melody within a song used to
add further dimension and excitement. It may include a quick instrumental solo or drum
interlude or it may be a brief moment of silence, or acombination of each of these
elements.
e) Bridge
This is the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, or volume, or
instrumentation. The bridge is the section that gives the audience time to reflect on the
story, or gives them the “climax” or conclusion of the story through verses and chorus.
Bridges can be used to give the singer a break.
f) Outro or Coda
This is the end of the road for the song. It can repeat the intro, chorus or a refrain as an
outro, or a bridge with an instrumental solo.
C. Language Features
The following are the language features of songs:
a) Figurative Language
Figurative language is the use of words, phrase, or sentence to beautify or sometimes to
hide the meaning.
For example:
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
b) Rhyme
Rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (not letters)
For example:
Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the crack
Now I’m trying to get back
c) Denotation and Connotation
Denotative is the real or the literal (dictionary definition). Connotation is the hidden
meaning.

D. Figurative Language in a Song


a) Simile
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, as in “she is
like a rose.”
b) Metaphor
A term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to
suggest a resemblance, as in “I am a rock, I am an island” meaning I cannot be harmed
and I am independent”.
c) Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word, as cuckoo, boom, buzz, zip, bang by imitation of a sound
made by or associated with its referent.
d) Personification
The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions
Example: The sun opened its sleepy eyes and smiled down on the Earth as a new day
began.
e) Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms are used together
for emphasis. Example: Organized chaos, a wise fool
f) Paradox
A statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical.
Example: There is no absolute truth.
g) Hyperbole
A figure of speech which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express
strong feelings. Example: I’ve told you millions of times to go away.
h) Extended Metaphor
A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Example: Suzie is a beautiful
young flowering girl. Her cheeks are flush with the spring of life. She has the fragrance
of youth about her.

E. Social Function
Song is purposed to communicate certain messages through a beautiful verses which can
only be understood by deep reasoning and feeling.
The social functions of the song are:
- To entertain the listeners.
- To teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs.
- To provide a way of managing the relationship between our public and private emotional
life.
- To express personal feeling and cultural values.
- To give someone to not only shares their emotions with others but also to have an
emotional connection that just can’t be experienced in any other way.

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