Expressive properties of the category of tense in the lyrics by Mykola Kholodny

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of tense verb forms functioning in the lyric works by Mykola Kholodny. It is viewed to be significant for the interpretation of the artist's lyrical works and the determination of the morphological features of his idiostyle. It is revealed that the poetic task accomplishment in the considered works occurs through the actualization of the grammatical background tense dominant, which is carried out in two ways. The main one is the poetic technique of concentration of morphologically similar units: the usage of the single tense grammemes or combination of different tense verb forms with dominant present tense forms. The technique of morphemic repetition is singled out as another method to actualize the background tense dominant in the poet's idiostyle. The author's choice of methods to actualize grammatical forms and meanings combined with other master’s expressive techniques (morpheme repetition, the principle of compositionality, the use of the stylistic figure of oxymoron) is seen to be a characteristic feature of his idiostyle and serves to be the author’s unique way to create a text.