Functional-semantic and expressive potential of the oxymoron in Russian poetry of the XIX century.

Abstract The present article is devoted to the study of antonyms as a stylistic device based on opposites and contradictions, identification means expressiveness. object figure “oxymoron", considered material poetry XIX century. purpose research reveal comprehend specific essence features oxymoron category poetics, identify relationship with verbal poetic image kind absurdity paradox. acceptance speech paradoxes explained by allophrony. Special attention paid structural semantic possibilities an antonymic pair in context deliberately used error. work carried out line descriptive method linguistics. results our linguistic allow us draw some conclusions: that phenomenon oxymoron, anomalous words direct meaning characterized science paradoxes, despite increased expressiveness achieved contrasting, opposites, combination epithets incomprehensible logic, which vivid manifestation feelings, moods, thoughts expressed, it implied incorrect, unfair ideas one whole, is, violation, something does not have right exist art due inconsistency, logically mutually exclusive each other even before interaction. empirical reality metaphorical names any physiological deviations description heroes, anomalies nature containing minimal structure phrase, result fusion contrasting meanings. An adjective noun interact less often adverb verb, verb adverb, adjective.