THE POETICS OF THE TITLE AND GENRE STRUCTURE OF THE POLICE NOVEL (J. PATTERSON''S ROSES ARE RED AND VIOLETS ARE BLUE)
The article views a special character of interaction between the title and the main text in J. Patterson's novels Roses are Red and Violets are Blue. The problem is viewed from the viewpoint of a genre. The peculiarities of the poetics singled out during the analysis show that Patterson transforms the features of both the police novel and the hardboiled detective story as the genres of criminal fiction.