Pale Fire

Style and Technique

Vladimir Nabokov's «Pale Fire» is a unique blend of a poem and its commentary. The book is divided into four parts: the foreword, the poem itself, the commentary, and the index. The style of the work is characterized by complexity and multilayeredness, typical of Nabokov. The language is sophisticated, rich with metaphors, allusions, and wordplay. Literary techniques include intertextuality, metafiction, and an unreliable narrator. The structure of the book allows the reader to delve into different levels of narrative, where the commentary becomes an independent artistic text, revealing hidden meanings and character biographies. Nabokov masterfully uses irony and parody, creating a work that requires active participation and interpretation from the reader.