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Voloshchuk Maryna
Voloshchuk Maryna
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The article deals with the research of the peculiarity epithets of extended structure — pairs of epithets,
epithet triads and chains of epithets in the novella «The death of Ivan Ilyich» by L. Tolstoy. The accurate
organization of the pairs of epithets and epithet triads allows creating laconic description and specific
rhythm system of the novella. The pairs of epithets and epithet triads actively functioned in the
description of characters and assist for the expansion of figurative view of description and emphatic
pattern of the world, which is peculiar for the novellas of L. Tolstoy of the latest period.
Key words: ostranenie, pairs of epithets, epithet triads, epithets, epithet structures, chains of epithets, L.
Tolstoy.
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