SOME PECULIARITIES OF HYPERBOLE USE IN SPANISH FAIRY TALES

Abstract

Hyperboles being an integral part of artistic figurative system of tales, occupy a significant place in the Spanish fairy tales, considerably affecting the plot and structure. Stylistic functions of hyperbole in fairy tales are diverse, among which stands out aesthetic-cognitive function, which is used to specify unusual behaviour of characters, objects, natural phenomena and events. In the figurative system of fairy tale hyperbole is seen as a deliberate stylistic device, which is perceived in the context of the mutual consent of the storyteller and the reader.