Epithet as a figurative and expressive means of the language of fiction (by the example of the novel "Hero of our time" by M. Lermontov)

The article describes the place of epithets in Lermontov's work on the example of the novel "Hero of our time". The value of epithets as a means of conveying the character features of the hero, his appearance, position in society is revealed. The results of the study the role of epithets in the disclosure of the internal state of the characters, the creation of landscape sketches.