Metaphoricity of poem titles in the intimist poetry of Aleksandar Leso Ivanović

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of the metaphoricity of titles in the intimist poetry of Montenegrin writer Aleksandar Leso Ivanović. The introductory part of the paper provides basic information about his life, poetry, and poetics. Although his poetic corpus is not large and is thematically diverse, this poet is considered the forerunner of Montenegrin intimist poetry. In depicting the lyrical subject, in which many literary critics recognize the author himself, Ivanović predominantly employs metaphor as the most significant poetic stylistic figure. He often gives it a central, titular place in his best poems, which intensifies its aesthetic, artistic effect. Consequently, this paper focuses on analyzing metaphor from both a formal and a functional perspective. The following poetic metaphors have captured my scientific research attention: shadow people, broken window, prisoner on a stone, stub in the karst, two aspens and Šaban’s carriage.