LYRIC “I” IN THE BALLAD

This article discusses the origins of the ballad genre, its manifestations and themes in world literature. Similar and different aspects of the ballad genre in Uzbek literature and the works of the ballad genre created in world literature are shown. Usman Azim's ballads are different from other Uzbek poets, the theme, the expression of the hero‘s feelings, the inner self of the poet are proved by examples.