FEATURES OF COMPARATIVE UNITS IN O. SLAVNIKOVA’S PROSE: ON THE MATERIAL OF STORIES FROM THE EDITION “LOVE IN THE SEVENTH CAR”

Abstract

The article analyzes the structural and lexical-semantic features of comparative units in stories by Olga Slavnikova included in the book “Love in the seventh car”. The predominance of comparative phrases over other constructs is noted. The thematic groups of the comparison “image” are analyzed in detail. At the same time, attention is drawn to the author’s predilection for comparisons of kitchen and household utensils, which prevail in portrait descriptions and often express irony or an obviously negative assessment. Zoomorphic and phytomorphic comparisons also play an important role in the analyzed stories. At the same time, they could not only be contraposed to “technical” (non-natural) images, but also interact with them. Special attention is paid to the repeated comparative units that are semantically close, as well as those that play a key role in the work, such as in the story “The Cherepanov Sisters” (the image of bullet berries, light, a sewing machine, etc.). The repeatability of some images allows to combine different independent works into a single whole –“Love in the seventh car”.