The Impact of Metaphor on G.G. Byron’s Linguopoetic Thinking

Authors

  • Varduhi Ghumashyan English Philology Department, Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2020.16.1.090

Keywords:

lingoupoetic thinking, stylistic devices, metaphor, philosophical discourse, poetic thinker

Abstract

The issue touched upon in this article refers to the extraordinary use of innumerable metaphors in one of the greatest works by George Gordon Byron – Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Among literary devices it is especially metaphor that is peculiar to Byron’s linguopoetic thinking. The linguostylistic and linguopoetic methods of analysis help to bring out metaphor as an important device for Byron. Through metaphors he portrays his heroes, their feelings and thoughts and makes the reader feel his powerful flight of imagination. The author does not convince the reader to make the resulting points, but he makes him/her indirectly judge the heroes and understand situations. Thus, Byron’s metaphors are the result of his linguopoetic thinking. They give a certain charm and musical perception through plain words and word-combinations, and serve as a bridge between physics and poetics across temporal and spatial scale.

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Published

2020-04-15

How to Cite

Ghumashyan, V. (2020). The Impact of Metaphor on G.G. Byron’s Linguopoetic Thinking. Armenian Folia Anglistika, 16(1 (21), 90–97. https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2020.16.1.090

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Section

Linguistics