Figury afektywne w polskiej piosence
Affective figures of speech in Polish songs

Summary/Abstract: In the article, rhetorical devices which help to express external emotions are described and supported with examples (exclamatio, evidentia, sermocinato and similar prosopopeia, expolitio and similitudo). In the song genre, apart from the main constitutional role, these devices perform two other interdependent tasks: the first one is related to the sender, the second one – to the recipient. In addition to their expressive and conative functions, the supporting role is assigned to the following functions: amplifying, motivational and aesthetic. It is important that the beauty and charm of short, vocally performed pieces are to a large extent dependent on not only on the music but also on the words used in them to successfully express and engender emotions.

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