Voice Repetitions in the Novel Ponornica

Abstract

The paper analyzes voice repetitions in the novel Ponornica by Skender Kulenović. The focus is on assonance, alliteration and assonant-alliterative repetitions. Assonance and alliteration, as well as the combination of both figures, occur much more often in poetic than in prose text. Such is the case with the work of Skender Kulenović. Some of the most expressive assonances and alliteration are recorded in his poetry, but in this paper we will single out some examples of assonances and alliteration in the novel Ponornica. All the analyzed and excerpted examples of these figures will show that even in a prose work, by insisting on the use of certain voices, a certain atmosphere can be established, and that Kulenović often uses voice repetitions in his novel to emphasize the overall thematic atmosphere in the novel.