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LINGUOSTYLISTIC FEATURES OF METAPHORS IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROSE TEXTS

metaphor, stylistics, stylistic meaning, similarity, linguistic units, figurative meaning, stylistic colouring, association

Authors

  • Nargiza SUYAROVA Dotsent, Qarshi davlat universiteti, Qarshi, O‘zbekiston, Uzbekistan

This article focuses on the semantic, structural, functional, and linguostylistic features of metaphors, as well as their functions in
creating artistic imagery, expressing evaluation, and enhancing emotional and expressive effects in literary texts. Through a
comparative analysis of English and Uzbek prose texts, the common and distinctive features of metaphors in both languages are
identified, and their artistic and aesthetic potential is revealed