Review article

Verb as Poetic and Artistic Inspiration

Diana Zalar
Paula Dunđer

Abstract

The paper analyzes the expressiveness of the use of verbs, playing with encyclopaedic
entries, positioning of a particular part of speech into the focus of poetic and artistic thematization
in the poetic language of the contemporary poet and painter Nikolina Manojlović
Vračar, in particular in her collection Što sve, Ilustrirana enciklopedija glagola [All the
Things, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Verbs] (Mala zvona, Zagreb, 2018.). Through the
method of analysis of the artistic text on its semantic (literal and figurative) level and of
illustrations as an inseparable part of the language expression, we draw conclusions about
the syntagmatic and visual role of the collection conception in directing the attention to the
importance and wealth of verbs as a part of speech. The fact that this collection is primarily
intended for children raises special attention because grammatical contents have been
traditionally unpopular among the target population.

Keywords

poetry for children, collection Što sve [All the Things], expressiveness of verb usage

Hrčak ID:

243219

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/243219

Publication date:

1.4.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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