FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, RURAL LIFE IMAGERY, AND SOCIAL REALITY in “U, BULAK NGA AZUCENAS” (OH, AZUCENA FLOWER)

Abstract

This study analyzes the figurative language used, the rural life imagery portrayed, and the social reality depicted in the lyrics Southern Leyte’s folk song, “U, Bulak nga Azucenas” (Oh, Azucena Flower). It is found out that the folk song uses the following figurative language: apostrophe, metaphor, hyperbole, non sequitur, simile, personification, enumeratio; portrays rural life imagery of a gentle and modest woman; and, depicts the social reality of fragility of a woman. The analytical data has proven that the lyrics of the folk song uses figurative language, portrays rural life imagery, and depicts social reality.