Keyword: «hidden meaning»

The article is devoted to analysis of literary device of a dream, which plays a significant role in the composition of the work and it is a multipurpose device. The originality of dreams in the novel by Maksimov is emphasized, which is expressed in complex, many-sided symbolism. It is due to the fact that they express not only the hero’s condition but also the author's concept. Dreams allow him to show the shifts in attitude that the hero has not clearly understood yet. Dreams help Maksimov’s heroes to understand the inner changes that came over their lives.

The article deals with the study of functioning and the characteristic role of metaphors in the W. S. Maugham's novel «The Painted Veil». The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of metaphors in the novel of the British writer William Somerset Maugham «The Painted Veil». The article defines the concept of "metaphor" and its main types. It is argued that the metaphor is used in the literary texts to give the statement an emotional and expressive tone. The article discusses metaphors of a literary text and the features of metaphors use in a literary text.

The article is devoted to the identification of hidden meaning in controversial texts of journalism. The article is based on a psycholinguistic experiment proposed by prof. I.A. Sternin, which allows you to assess the fact of the presence of hidden meaning by analyzing the perception of this text by readers. This method was used in the process of analyzing one of the controversial media texts in the regional press.