Paziuk R. V. System of tropes in Bogdan Lepky’s poetry of creativity’s first period (1890–1899 years)

Abstract

The article analyzes B. Lepky’s poetic legacy of creativity’s first period (1890–1899 years) in aspects of
stylistic devices. The term ,,trope” is not discussed as a generic term in the modern literary criticism, at the same
time there is still no unified approaches to the study of its species diversity. For a comprehensive analysis of
B. Lepky’s poems we used the classification proposed by A. Tkachenko, which we consider as the most consequent
and detailing. Contradictory aspects supplemented with assertions of other scientists. The results of the statistical
examonation of B. Lepky’s metalogical language show that it based on comparison and metaphors. Metaphors are
mainly based on transferring trait from ,,live” to ,,inanimate”. Epithet couples are mainly represented by common
(folklore) samples, but occasional examples are also fixed. At least productive in the work of the poet were
metonymy and hyperbole. Ironic speech was tested by B. Lepky only once. In general it can be argued that the
poet felt language good and used it’s semantic potential masterfully.