INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER I LEXICAL EXPRESSIVE MEANS AND STYLISTIC DEVICES 5
1.1 Metaphor 5
1.2 Metonymy 10
1.3 The Epithet 12
1.4 Hyperbole 14
1.5 Antithesis 16
II THE DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATION METAPHOR, METONYMY, HYPERBOLE, EPITHET AND ANTITHESIS 20
2.1 Translation peculiarities of metaphor and metonymy 20
2.2 Translation strategies for Epithet and hyperbole 23
2.3 Translation difficulties of antithesis 24
CONCLUSION 25
BIBLIOGRAPHY 27