INTERNAL RHYME AS A SOUND EXPRESSIVENESS MEANS IN THE LANGUAGE OF GERMAN POETRY

Purpose. This article is devoted to the consideration of the linguistic essence of internal rhyme, as well as the analysis of rhyme terms depending on their number and location within one or different verse segments and their functioning in the poetic texts of German Romantics. Scientific originality of the research lies in the common interest of modern linguistics in the study of the means of sound organization and expression of poetic speech, as well as the lack of study on this subject. Method or methodology of the work. The basis of the research is formed by the continuous sampling method in the selection of practical material as well as the method of descriptive linguo-stylistic analysis. Results. In the course of the study, it was found that the main variety of intra-rhyme consonances are two-membered rhyme pairs of one-verse – mixed continuous and discontinuous) and different-verse (symmetrical). Internal rhyme is a characteristic feature of poetic texts. It serves to increase the rhyme coefficient, expands the sonority of the verse and is a means of sound influence, giving the verse emotionality and musicality. Practical implications. The results of the research can be used in the classes “Stylistics of the German language”, “Stylistic analysis of a literary text”, in seminars on the study of sound features of the language of German poetry.