The role of stylistic devices in verbalizing the concept of “future” in the collection of stories “Time is Up”

the article is devoted to the study of the role of stylistic devices in the verbalization of the artistic concept of "future" in the collection of stories by modern Russian authors “Time is Up”. The dystopia is aimed at warning about possible catastrophic consequences of the future. Analysis of the linguistic means of verbalization of the concept of “future” allows for a deeper perception of the author's intentions and ideas embedded in the texts. With the help of a thorough analysis of the texts, such stylistic devices as metaphor, comparison, personification, hyperbole and others are studied. They play an important role in the formation and transmission of the concept of the future. Stylistic devices help writers transform the artistic concept of “future” into specific linguistic images, enhancing the expressiveness and emotionality of the text. They also enrich the image of the future and contribute to the formation of a unique artistic world in which the reader can deeply immerse himself in the described future. The results of this study have the potential to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanism of the artistic concept of “future” and to comprehend the concept of the future in dystopian stories. The object of the study is the verbalization of the artistic concept of “future”. The subject of the study is the stylistic devices used to implement this concept. The purpose of the work is to analyze how the authors of the stories construct and express the complex concept of “future” using linguistic and rhetorical means, as well as to reveal the functions and role of these devices in the text.

stylistic devices, dystopia, the concept of “future”