THE EXPRESSION OF GREEN SEMANTIC METAPHORS IN UTKIRRAHMAT’S CREATIVITY
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19239153Keywords:
metaphor, epithetical metaphor, connotative meaning, denotative meaning, poetic speech, sema, lexemeAbstract
: In this article, “Dilroz,” by O‘tkir Rahmat, In the poems presented in the “Shaffof lahza” collections, the processes by which color-denoting lexemes generate metaphor in poetic discourse are examined semantically and stylistically. The theory of denotative meaning extension is theoretically grounded. The poet’s skill in creating epithetical metaphors from the color green is analyzed using his poems as examples.
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