Lexical stylistic devices tropes metaphor metonymy irony polysemy ambiguity epithet imagery expressiveness stylistics.

Lexical Stylistic Devices: Metaphor, Metonymy, Irony, Polysemy, and Epithet

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31 марта 2026

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Djumaboyeva M. A .

Valijonova Mubina .

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Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 337-341
Journal: ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ НАУКА И ИННОВАЦИОННЫЕ ИДЕИ В МИРЕ

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Abstract

This article examines the fundamental lexical stylistic devices outlined in the fourth point of the stylistics curriculum: metaphor, metonymy, irony, polysemy, and epithet. It provides definitions, analyzes their functions, and explains the mechanisms through which they impact the reader. The article emphasizes the crucial role these tropes play in creating imagery, expressiveness, and conveying subtext in both literary and publicistic texts.

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Lexical stylistic devices tropes metaphor metonymy irony polysemy ambiguity epithet imagery expressiveness stylistics.

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