PROMOTING MORAL MESSAGES BEHIND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES IN NIRWANA’S SONG LYRICS

Figurative Language is commonly used in literary work, especially a song lyric. The also by English teachers as medium the teaching process. It makes learning proses becomes more interesting and satisfying. Besides that, contains moral message which implied lyrics can be to teach students building characters. This research aimed at finding types meaning of figurative language are Nirvana’s explain interpretation meanings support message. descriptive qualitative research. data this words, phrases, sentences Nirvana songs that use language. source taken from all Nirvana's “Nevermind” Album. result indicates there 13 language, those Metaphor (32,7%), Symbolism (30,2%), Idiom (9,5%), Hyperbole (5,2%), Metonymy (3,4%), Satire Synecdoche (2,6%), Pun or Paronomasia Litotes Paradox Simile (1,7%), Personification (0,9%); most messages delivered Nevermind Album bravery honesty.