METAPHORIZATION AND ITS ROLE IN S. PARNOK’S POETIC STYLE

Abstract

The article analyzes stylistic features in lyrics of Sofia Parnok, a representative of the women’s poetry of the Silver Age. The object of the study is the poetic style. Analyzing poetry collections as a compositional and stylistic unity structured by cross-cutting motifs and images, the authors of the article focus on the method of metaphorization, which reflects the evolution of S. Parnok’s worldview and attitude, which is the subject of study. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze cross-cutting metaphors, including conceptual ones, realizing the central themes of creativity and soul in S. Parnok’s lyrics. The conclusions substantiate that the method of metaphorization represents the evolution of the artistic method of the poetess, reflecting the process of formation of an original poetic voice. The materials of the article can find practical application in university courses on textual criticism, stylistics, the history of Russian literature at the turn of the 19th – 20th centuries, and philological analysis of the text.