Strategies of investigating and translating poetical prose of the classical and contemporary English short stories

The article considers the notion of prose poeticalness from linguistic and translation points view. Prose can be defined as introduction poetic features into text with help such devices extended metaphors, intertextual allusions, stylistic convergence, syntactical phonetic repetitions. investigation involved analysis fairy tales by Oscar Wilde, short stories Kate Chopin Dylan Thomas, which are referred to classical prose, contemporary American flash fiction stories. strategy investigating determining in each text, defining components these their functions. As a result our research, it is determined that most foregrounded device convergence. In stories, convergences function bigger fragments, they based on antropomorphic metaphors or similes interaction alliterations. used for poetical description nature human beings possessing ability speak, think, love (Wilde, Thomas), even gods (Rob Carney). Biomorphic tropes core convergences, people John Updike, Grace Paley, Leigh Wilson other writers. foreground ideas sympathy, tolerance; create strong emotional effect. rendering consists exact reproduction images applying literal synonymic substitution retaining sound effect trope components. Mythological biblical allusions system typical Thomas's translating implicit involves comments giving explication footnotes. It suggested prospects further research lie novels