Defamiliarization of punctuation marks in the poem «And Boring and Sad» by M.Yu. Lermontov

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov is an outstanding representative of Romanticism in Russian literature of the 19th century. despite the fact that he was born in the first half of the 19th century, he left his unique creative trajectory in the linguistic expression and structural design of his poems, particularly in the skillful use of the method of defamiliarization of punctuation marks. The purpose of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of defamiliarization of punctuation marks in the poem “And boring and sad” by M.Yu. Lermontov, as well as to analyze the peculiarities of this poem with the help of ways of using punctuation marks. To achieve this goal it is necessary to solve the following questions: 1) To define the theory of defamiliarization; 2) To generalize the punctuation marks used in this poem; 3) To analyze the features of punctuation marks. The object of the study is the work “And boring and sad” by M.Yu. Lermontov, the subject of the study is punctuation marks in the poem (“dash”, “dots”, “question marks” and “colons”). The novelty lies in the study of the poem “And boring and sad” by M.Yu. Lermontov from the unique point of view of punctuation marks. Previous studies of this poem have mainly focused on its textual content, imagery and other aspects, without taking into account the important role of punctuation marks in the expressiveness of the poem. By focusing on the defamiliarization of punctuation marks, we can reveal the neglected artistic features of the poem, suggest new ideas and methods for its study, and promote a fuller and deeper understanding of its artistic charm and emotional subtext.

«And boring and sad», theory of defamiliarization, punctuation marks, poem, Lermontov M.Yu., dashes, dots, question marks, colons