Concerning the Issue of Creation and Functioning of Romantic Symbol in Fiction (The Case Study of J.F. Cooper''s <i>The Red Rover)</i>
The article is devoted to the analysis of some features of romantic imagery and symbols. The main devices and means of creating romantic image are described: metaphor, personification, hyperbole, grotesque, symbolization. Some general and individual romantic symbols, such as «blue flower», images of music, nature and sea images are considered. The scheme of creating a symbolic image in a literary work is suggested on the basis of the case study of J.F. Cooper's novel The Red Rover.