One of the aims of literary text is to say as much as possible as briefly as possible, means to say more in few words to achieve a maximum effectiveness. In this case, figures of speech, specifically metaphor and simile have an important role, as they include figurative meaning of words besides their literary meaning. Figures of speech are imaginative tools in both literature and ordinary communications used for explaining speech beyond its usual usage. The Collins English Dictionary (2006) defined figure of speech as "an expression such as a simile, in which words do not have their literal meaning, but are categorized as multi-word expressions that act in the text as units" [1, p. 3].
GENDER SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE ENGLISH COMPARATIVE WORLD VIEW (ON THE BASIS OF THE 21ST CENTURY FICTIONAL DISCOURSE)
Andriana Kuzmych (Lviv, Ukraine) | Скачать статью