LANGUAGE STYLE AND SOCIAL CRITICISM IN THE SONG “SAYYIDI RAIS” BY MESHARY HAMDAN: A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the rhetorical style in the lyrics of the song "Sayyidi Ra’is" by Hama Meshary Hamdana through a stylistic approach. The approach used in this study is qualitative, with a note-taking technique to describe and analyze the figures of speech found in the song's lyrics. The findings show that the song’s lyrics employ rhetorical devices such as anaphora, alliteration, metaphor, personification, and antithesis, which play a significant role in conveying emotional messages and social-political ideologies. This research is expected to enrich stylistic studies and offer new insights into the role of language in artistic works as a tool for voicing societal aspirations within contemporary social-political dynamics.