MEANS OF PHONICS IN IVAN FRANKO’S POETIC WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION “IZ DNIV ZHURBY” (“FROM THE DAYS OF SORROW”)

Abstract

The article covers the sound organization of Ivan Franko’s poetic works from the collection “Iz dniv zhurby” (“From the Days of Sor- row”, 1900). The aim of the article is to determine the functional fea- tures of assonances and alliterations in poetic language. Combined philological analysis of Franko’s poetic language phonics was carried out in the article. As well as statistical calculations, hermeneutic and comparative approaches were applied to the poet’s sound organization research. Scientific novelty. It was established that alliterations and assonances result from increased frequency of similar sounds in the poetic text and function as stylistic devices as well as expressive and suggestive means of language. Conclusion: the sound repetitions in Ivan Franko’s collection “From the Days of Sorrow” emphasize stylis- tic implications, strengthen expressiveness and depict the emotional state of the lyrical hero. Ivan Yakovych Franko (August 27, 1856, Nahuievychi village – May 28, 1916, Lviv) was an outstanding Ukrainian writer, poet, publicist, interpreter, scientist, social and political activist. His crea- tive contributions were written in Ukrainian (most texts), Polish, German, Russian, Bulgarian, and Check languages and count as many as 100 volumes. During his life, Ivan Franko has published more than 220 scientific works, including more than 60 collections of his original and translated works of different genres. “Iz dniv zhurby” (“From the Days of Sorrow”) is a collection of Ivan Franko’s poetic works that was published in 1900. The collec- tion conveys a sophisticated emotional experience of the author that stems from hardships in the embodiment of conceptualized civilian program and excruciating peripeteia in his personal life.

Keywords

• alliteration
• assonance
• phonics
• soundpattern
• soundorganization
• soundrepetition
• onomatopoeia