Metaphor construction as means of futuristic technique (based on the creative work of Vielimir Khlebnikov) Cover Image

Futurystyczna technika konstrukcji metafory (na przykładzie twórczości Wielimira Chlebnikowa)
Metaphor construction as means of futuristic technique (based on the creative work of Vielimir Khlebnikov)

Author(s): Ksenia Panas
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: metaphor; Vielimir Khlebnikov; "zaum"; stylistics; extra-rational language; futuristic lyrics

Summary/Abstract: The present work is an attempt to clarify the metaphor processes in the sophisticated language of the futuristic lyrics. As a consequence, the structure of “zaum” is opposed to the principles of normative construction of the language. The aim of this opposition is to define the role of metaphor in the extra-rational language. Besides, the phenomenon of metaphor is described in the article in terms of the stylistic devices which, in turn, are able to create poetical images. Also, the article mentions the problem of metaphor interpretation in futuristic lyrics. This process is often complicated because of the very structure of extra-rational language, which is based on the vast network of notions and rules aimed at enriching the semantics.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 148
  • Page Range: 16-26
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish