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Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”

E. Ye. Mintsys et al · Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University · 2016

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E. Ye. Mintsys et al
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Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University
Year
2016
ISSN
2311-0155
ISSN
2311-0155
Language
English

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The article presents a survey of the metaphor- and simile-related researches in modern linguistics and considers stylistic functions of metaphors and similes in contemporary fiction. It is based on the novel The Goldfinch (2013) written by the American writer D. Tartt, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2014). It proves that the tropes in question used in the book are unique and striking. They perform figurative and descriptive functions, contribute to the expressiveness and emotiveness of the text, help to convey the characters’ psychological frame of mind and produce a dramatic effect.

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al, E. Y. M. E. (2016). Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”. https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.95-99

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al, E. Ye. Mintsys et. "Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”." 2016. https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.95-99.

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al, E. Ye. Mintsys et. 2016. "Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”.". https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.95-99.

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al, E. Y. M. E. 2016, Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, available at: https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.95-99 [Accessed 8 Aug. 2026].

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Title
Metaphors and Similes in Contemporary American Prose: D. Tartt’s Novel “The Goldfinch”
Author / contributors
E. Ye. Mintsys et al
Publisher
Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University
Publication year
2016
ISSN
2311-0155
ISSN
2311-0155
Language
English

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