In everyday life, well-known phrases are constantly floating around us, giving a special meaning to phenomena. They are understood not literally, but through some vivid images.
What is winged expression
Winged expressions are apt figurative expressions that everyone knows. Their sources can be literary works, films, statements of famous people.
Long-known winged phrases seem obvious, and new ones are perceived differently. Some of them reflect a brilliant mind, while others reflect sheer stupidity. But when they begin to sound ubiquitous, their new life begins.
Many winged expressions are sayings of great people that appeared centuries ago, but their significance has not been lost to this day. They may contain philosophical meaning, folk wisdom or a standard phrase that characterizes certain images or events.
A winged phrase may originate in everyday life among a little-known nationality, but it will gradually be transformed and begin to fit the verbal standards of our time. It can be translated from another language and adapted for modern society. At the same time, the perfection of the presentation remains the same, and few people remember the authors.
The winged expressions and words expressed by a public person, artist, writer, become decoration of speech, reflecting the high level of his skill. They sound like poetry and music.
The winged expression is intertwined with phraseologism - a combination of words that form a new meaning that differs from them, if each is considered separately. The phrase takes on a bright emotional coloring. It can be translated into another language, if you choose a combination of other words.
Krylov's winged expression
The moral foundations and national traditions of people develop along with the language. Winged expressions are compressed texts that are the cultural heritage of peoples. They contribute to the development of personality, make it deeply moral. A person better learns the national traditions of his people.
The moral foundations in Krylov's fables have a deep meaning. In them, winged expressions and words express views on life that are very close to folk sayings and tales. In the images of animals and birds in his fables are people with their shortcomings. Somewhere a slight irony sounds, and sometimes a satire.
Fables examples
As a typical example, one can cite the well-known expression from the fable “Crow and Fox”, where ridicule, stupidity and vanity are ridiculed: “And in the heart a flatterer will always find a corner ”. Here, the poet leads readers to the idea that one should not succumb to flattery, otherwise one may be in the place of the Crow.
The phrase “ A small chest just opened ” reflects the idea that you should not look for complex solutions to problems where they do not exist.
Krylov's expressions “Deliver God and us from such judges” and “Who are the judges?” people still express their opinions about unprofessional and biased criticism. A donkey is presented very figuratively in a fable, in which many see their colleague or boss, poorly versed in their work.
The fable "Swan, Pike and Cancer" reflects the sense that inconsistent work does not produce results. Krylov’s winged expressions taken from this work can be used in another sense, reflecting other aspects of the modern era:
“Spent so many years on disputes:
It’s useless to waste energy on this.
When there is no agreement in the comrades,
Someone is lucky. ”
Mythical Winged Expressions
Under mythology is meant the reflection in fantastic images of the reality of ancient people, which they embodied in oral folklore, inscriptions on stones, in ancient manuscripts. It was with all the peoples of the Earth and was the first attempt to explain natural and social phenomena. Ignorance of the laws of nature and a misunderstanding of phenomena was replaced by a belief in supernatural events and fairy-tale characters.
Winged expressions began to arise from the myths of ancient Greece and Rome. Until today, their meaning has remained the same or slightly changed.
- Augean stables - a heavily polluted place, as well as neglected business.
- The Gordian knot is a difficult and confusing task. You can resolve it immediately if you show courage and determination. With a knot that no one could ever untangle, Alexander of Macedon solved the problem in one moment, cutting it into two parts with a sword.
- The sword of Damocles is a constant danger or threat to someone. A sword constantly hanging overhead causes constant fear.
- To sink into oblivion - to disappear without a trace, to be forgotten. Drunk from the River of Oblivion, the souls of the dead immediately forgot about their former life.
- Palm - superiority over the rest. In ancient Greece, the winner was awarded with a palm wreath.
Many winged expressions from myths have not lost their sharpness and significance to the present time throughout the world.
Conclusion
Winged expression is a cultural layer that has a great influence on the development of society. Their origins are laid in ancient culture and are developing in all countries, including Russia.