metaphor

The paper aims at describing the unique techniques of secondary metaphorisation an Cecelia Ahern’s writings. The examples of combination of primary metaphors to form complex ones are analyzed, which reveals the peculiarities of metaphor as a trope.

The research paper presents analysis of gender metaphors in the works by modern American authors – Jay Asher, Nicholas Sparks, Laurie Halse Anderson and Lorrie Moore. In this paper the metaphors with the donor zones of man and woman are analysed. Age parameters and relationships are taken into account.