Published: 2008-12-31

Language Style of Zbigniew Herbert's Poetry

Teresa Skubalanka

Abstract

The linguistic analysis of Zbigniew Herbert’s style of poetry leads to the conclusion that the poet’s innovativeness relates mainly to semantics and syntax. The basic stylistic category of his works is his allegorisation. Besides, there are found the following as well: antropomorphisation, personification, a symbol (of a particularly flashing meaning), trans-categorial metaphor connecting the spheres of abstract and reality as well as irony. His style connections with the scientific style and colloquial style belong to the very few pieces of evidence for a linguistic stylisation.

Keywords:

poetry styles, Zbigniew Herbert, allegory, irony

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Skubalanka, T. (2008). Language Style of Zbigniew Herbert’s Poetry. Stylistyka, 17, 49–76. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/s/article/view/3646

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