The Role of Figurative Language in Literary Stylistics CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….......3 CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE…………7 1.1.Defining Figurative Language............................................................................7 1.2. Functions of Figurative Language…….………………….…………………...16 CHAPTER II. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN DIFFERENT LITERARY GENRES……..………………………………………………………………...…21 2.1. Figurative Language in Narrative Fiction........................................................21 2.2. Figurative Language in Poetry………………...…………………….......…...37 CONCLUSION......................................................................................................41 BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................45 APPENDIX 1..........................................................................................................47 APPENDIX 2..........................................................................................................48