AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THE MOVIE BAD BOYS II

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the types of figurative language and the functions in the use of figurative language in the movie Bad Boys II. This study uses Perrine's theory to analyze the types and functions of figurative language in the Bad Boys II movie and uses a descriptive qualitative method with observation techniques based on Bogdan. The findings indicate that the movie employs several types of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, irony, understatement, symbolism, and metonymy. The functions of the figurative language are also found in Imaginative Pleasure, Emotional Intensity, and Means of Concentration. The characters use figurative language in various functions. Metaphor appears in multiple functions, including means of concentration and emotional intensity. Hyperbole also serves multiple functions, particularly imaginative pleasure and emotional intensity. Understatement is used to emphasize key ideas, contributing to means of concentration. Irony functions both as imaginative pleasure and emotional intensity. Meanwhile, metonymy and symbolism are primarily used to evoke emotional intensity.