Abstract
Background: Songs have long been popular literary works for learning English. One way is by paying attention to figurative language used in songs popular among EFL learners.
 Purpose: This study was aimed at identifying the types of figurative language used in songs recently popular among Indonesian youth.
 Design and methods: The data were purposively collected from a sample of three songs of a famous album. The data were qualitatively analysed by using Gorys Keraf’s theory.
 Results: Finally, it is recommended that types of figurative language need to be taught to and learned by EFL learners to help enhance their comprehension when dealing with popular literary works like songs.
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