RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and JournalismRUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism2312-92202312-9247Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4600Semantic and Stylistic Functions of the Metonymy in Twentieth Century Prose and PoetryNovikovA LКафедра общего и русского языкознания; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russiacamiga@yandex.ruPeoples' Friendship University of Russia150420114354207092016Copyright © 2011,2011In the article the basic ways of the stylistic use of metonymically organized words are considered on examples from Russian twentieth century prose and poetry. The most important figurative metonymical word usages and their functions are systematized, described and illustrated.metonymysynecdochestylistic methodfigurative metonymical word usagestylistic functions of a metonymyметонимиясинекдохастилистический приемобразные метонимические словоупотреблениястилистические функции метонимии