Jurnal Impresi Indonesia (JII) Vol.1, No. 4, April 2022 p-ISSN: 2828-1284 e-ISSN: 2810-062x website: https://rivierapublishing.id/JII/index.php/jii/index Doi: 10.36418/jii.v1i4.53 322 AN ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL METAPHOR IN IMAGINE DRAGON'S SELECTED SONGS Bamagin Fatwansyah 1 ; Putu Nur Ayomi 2 ; Desak Putu Eka Pratiwi 3 English Study Program,Faculty Of Foreign Languages, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University ganestri18@gmail.com 1 ; putu.nur.a@unmas.ac.id 2 ; desak.eka.pratiwi@gmail.com 3 Abstract Received: 05-03-2022 Introduction: Language is one of the most important parts of our life that is used every day. This is because language supports human communication. Communication is important because it reduces the level of ambiguity in social interaction. Purpose: This article aims to explore the use of Structural Metaphors in selected songs by rock band Imagine Dragon and their meanings. The theory used is from Lakoff, which is used to identify Structural Metaphors and the theory of meaning from Leeches. In this article, Method: the method used is a qualitative method to describe the meaning of structural metaphors comprehensively. Results: After analyzing the data, it was found that for each song such as Believer, Bad Liar, and Enemy, some lyrics contain structural metaphors based on the metaphor theory, but there are only five types of meaning out of seven types of meaning by Leech. The meanings found are Conceptual, Connotative, Collocative, Affective, and Thematic meanings. Conclusion: Based on the data, the analysis of Structural metaphor found in each lyric from selected songs by Imagine Dragon, the writer classified the meaning based on the song using the seven types of meaning. Accepted: 05-03-2022 Published: 20-03-2022 Keywords: Metaphor; Structural Metaphor; Songs; Lyrics; Meaning. Corresponding Author: Bamagin Fatwansyah E-mail: ganestri18@gmail.com INTRODUCTION Language is one of the most important parts of our life that is used every day. This is because language support human communication. Communication is important because it reduces the level of ambiguity in social interaction (Hasanaj, 2017). Language is a symbolic system through which humans interact (Kreidler, 2002). Language is also one of the things we learn and discover from when we are born until we grow up. Language can also be used to express ideas and feelings. There are many ways to convey our emotions; we can use the media as tools to convey our ideas and feelings, such as poetry, drama, novels, music, etc. According to (Albert Sydney Hornby & Crowther, 1995) a song is a part of music with a word to sung. A song is a composition consisting of lyrics and music, with the intent of the lyrics being sung, for the purpose of producing a feeling or emotion that is proportionate in relation to a particular issue. A figurative language is a tool that allows the reader to visualize the scene in the other minds. According to (Hutauruk, 2019) figurative language is used imaginatively whether in speaking or writing. Metaphor is one of the figures of speech. The use of literal sentences in language makes it tedious at times. A figurative language is a tool that allows the reader to