Abstract. The author considers some unique features of metaphor in the German riddles, basing on the degree or type of similarity between the denotation and significate of riddles reveals several types of the German metaphorical riddles, tells that S. G. Lazutin undertakes the similar classification of the Russian riddles, and presents the system of common metaphors typical of the German riddles.
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Key words and phrases: метафора, немецкие загадки, денотат загадки, сигнификат загадки, типы немецких метафорических загадок, парадокс, metaphor, German riddles, denotation of riddles, significate of riddles, types of German metaphorical riddles, paradox
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