Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics

Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics

Investigating the Importance of the Symbolic Role of Birds in the English Literature of 19th Century Poets

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Wang Siqi 1
Tatyana Alexandrovna Korneyeva 2
Chan Wanjun 3
1 Department of the Russian Language and Methods of its Teaching, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
2 Department of the Russian Language and Methods of Its Teaching, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
3 Department of the Russian Language and Methods of Its Teaching, University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, China
10.22055/rals.2023.19572
Abstract
The significance of birds' symbolic roles in English literature—especially in poetry—determines the article's relevance. Because of their appellation, ornithonyms become common nouns and are effectively employed in both spoken and written language. It addresses the immense capacity of ornithonyms to produce poetic allegory and imagery. Many English poets have realized the potential of ornithonyms. The article's goal is to examine the peculiarities of ornithonyms in the lyrics written by 19th-century English poets. The work's novelty lies in its scientific explanation of the associative-metaphorical role that ornithonyms played in 19th-century English lyric poetry. The authors of the piece reach a conclusion regarding the importance of ornithonyms in poetry. The article's mention of a large number of bird nominations, the description of each poet's unique ornithonym in their lyrics, the use of ornithonyms to create allegory, the identification of the mechanism by which ornithonyms help convey meanings, and the best congruence of ornithonyms to create metaphors in English poetry all contribute to the study's significance.
Keywords
English Literature
Poetry
Metaphor
Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 378-382