Аннотация
This article investigates the intersection of epiphanic narrative structure and the micro-plot phenomenon in children's prose literature. Arguing that the compressed fictional worlds of children's texts create uniquely fertile conditions for moments of sudden insight, the study examines how authors of children's literature deploy epiphany not merely as a stylistic feature but as the primary engine of meaning in narratively minimal forms. Drawing on classical and contemporary examples from the genre, the article explores the cognitive, emotional, and ethical dimensions of the epiphanic micro-plot, and considers the implications of this phenomenon for our understanding of how young readers encounter, process, and internalize literary experience.
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