LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN JASON RANTI’S BAHAYA KOMUNIS: A STYLISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Patricia Elsa Marchelia Wibiasty Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur
  • Adelia Savitri Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur
  • Nanda Ghaida Fauziyyah Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Banten

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31851/dr3aqf10

Keywords:

Language, style, stylistics, song lyrics, Jason Ranti

Abstract

This research explores the interplay of language and style in Jason Ranti’s song Bahaya Komunis, focusing on how stylistic choices shape meaning and artistic expression. The song was chosen for its layered messages, distinctive use of linguistic devices, and the songwriter’s bold approach to addressing social and political issues through music. Adopting a stylistic approach within a qualitative descriptive design, data were gathered through attentive listening, lyric transcription, systematic identification of language styles, and bibliographic review. The analysis applied stylistic and matching methods, classifying language styles based on Tarigan’s theoretical framework and interpreting their functions and significance within the lyrical context. The study found that Ranti integrates multiple stylistic devices to deliver social critique with a touch of humor, including comparison (simile, personification, periphrasis, depersonification), opposition (paranomasia, climax), linkage (asyndeton), and repetition (assonance, epizeuxis). These deliberate stylistic choices enrich the poetic and reflective qualities of the lyrics, establishing Bahaya Komunis as a work of both aesthetic appeal and profound meaning.

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