Metaphor as Means of Representing Knowledge about World in Travel Prose by Iren Rozdobud'ko

Abstract

The use of metaphor is studied on the material of travel essays by Iren Rozdobud'ko «Travels without sense and moral». The ways are shown how metaphor helps to express sensual experiences, how it carries out cognitive function. It is also pointed out that being subjective, metaphors often express personal emotions and appraisals of the author. The cultural knowledge actualized or got during travels are displayed to become the base of new metaphors, created by the writer.