Keyword: «smile»

The paper discusses the stylistic devices of the English language for the representation of a smile as a means of non-verbal communication in fiction. In the works of English authors, when describing a smile, such stylistic methods as hyperbole, chiasm, paradox, antithesis, repetition, epithet, metaphor, comparison, and convergence were revealed. The analysis of the given examples proves that the description of a smile in literary texts contributes to the understanding of the mood, character, attitude, and even the type of activity of the character. Its description by means of stylistic devices conveys a wide range of characters' emotions and the effect they produce on others.

In this article, I reviewed and analyzed one of the means of non-verbal communication, namely, a smile. I must say that a smile, as a kind of facial expressions, is quite significant. A smile is manifested and interpreted in different ways in different linguistic cultures, so the study of this means of non-verbal communication is more relevant than ever and inevitably important for building favorable intercultural relations between peoples.