Keyword: «stylistic devices»

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.