AUTHOR’S COMPARISONS IN THE WORKS OF EFFENDI KAPIEV

Abstract

The paper examines the author’s comparisons in the prose works of Effendi Kapiev, a talented Dagestani bilingual writer. The structural and semantic diversity of Kapiev’s figurative comparisons is noted. In his works, there are both conjunction and non-conjunction comparative constructions with different indicators of comparisons. Unique images of comparisons are revealed, in which the individual style of the writer is manifested. Attention is drawn to their originality, expressiveness and colorfulness. Important components of E. Kapiev’s comparisons are novelty, expressiveness and originality. They give his works emotionality and imagery. The analyzed works use mainly the author’s figurative comparisons, as they are based on the author’s personal subjective associations, on his artistic imagination. The article shows that Kapiev’s appraisal comparisons reflect national symbols and ideals that express the age-old wisdom of the people.