АНАЛИЗА НА КОЛОРОНИМИ ВО ПОЕЗИЈАТА НА АЦО ШОПОВ / ANALYSIS OF THE COLORYNYMS IN THE POETRY OF ACO ŠOPOV

Abstract

The analysis of Aco Šopov’s poetic works showed which color terms and in
what proportion the poet used. The color term for black plays a major role in the coloristic
word corpus. The concept of “black” includes not only derivatives from the Slavic root,
but also Turkisms and other contextual synonyms. In the poems, black is also mentioned
in various comparative constructions with the reference objects of the corresponding
color. The predominance of black is not only due to the symbolism of mourning and death
that permeated the stages of the poet’s work from the war period, but also to the cosmos
infinity and beauty, as well as the journey to the “black continent”. The other coloronyms
are rarer. In second place in terms of use are the color terms within the concept of “white”.
Coloronym derivatives for red and green are equally common but twice as rare as those
for black and white. Red is traditionally associated with blood and fire. Green is used when
describing plant life. Less common are coloronyms for blue and its shades, which are found
mainly in the traditional description of the sky and water. Among the rare terms there are
those for gray, used in a direct and figurative sense. Usually, the golden color does not
belong to the color system, but in the found contexts it acts as a synonym for yellow, so we
analyze it within the corresponding concept in the article. Colors and their coloronyms in
Aco Šopov’s poems are used in their primary and traditional figurative meanings.