ORNITHONYMIC IMAGERY IN THE POETRY OF SAGINBAY IBRAGIMOV

Аннотация

This article examines the artistic interpretation of the image of birds in the work of the modern Karakalpak poet S. Ibragimov and its artistic function in expressing lyrical experience. Thepoet reflects onthepeculiarities of thecreation oftheimage ofbirds in hiswork. Keywords: Image, lyrical hero, theimage of birds, lyrical experience, objective images, folklore, andmythology. In lyrical poetry, poetic images are often used to express inner experiences. The reason for this is that objective images play a significant role in expressing the psychological state, subjective views, and attitudes toward lifeofthelyrical hero. Birds are considered a leading image in the folklore and mythology of world literature. «The image of a bird in literature is multifaceted: the bird represents both death and life» [2.71]. For this reason, the mental and psychological states of people are often represented in the image of birds. The image of birds is widely used in folklore and classical literature, especially in classical works, where we encounter both mythical and real birds. Z. Mamadaliyeva, a Candidate of Philological Sciences, in her article «The Image of Birds in Classical Literature» expresses the following thoughts: «The images of birds in our classical literature are significant symbols, embodying the human spirit, its rapprochement with the divine, and its striving toward it.» In the works of Berdakh, a representative of Karakalpak classical literature, birds are also interpreted as symbolicimages. For example, in thepoem «Nightingale»he writes: Anightingale perched in thejungle, There willbe nonumberlikeasparrow. In thegrief ofthered rose, If he sings, he won’t have strength. Black crow cackling, Theclifflands in search ofprey. Don’t go helpless likeanowl, Abutterfly has nofeathers [1.33]. According to the concept widespread among Eastern peoples, poets are equated to nightingales. In the time when the poet lived, societal inequalities and the difficult social situation of the people tormented the lyrical hero, who compares his homeland to a jungle. The images of the owl and bat, which are the heroes of the legend about the prophet Solomon, as well as the birds common among the people, also artistically express the poet's hatred for the era and the ruling class. A representative of modern Karakalpak literature, S. Ibragimov, continues the traditions of the masterpoet and writes: 43 Volume 4, issue 2, 2025 Ican't find it in thegarden – Mynightingale, was ityou whose voicewas broken? [3.20]. Anyone who knows that the nightingale sings in beautiful, blessed places and always lives in a peaceful environment understands the subjective thoughts of the poet. In both poems, along with the image of the nightingale, the metaphor of the garden is also used, which forms a holistic poetic meaning and conveys the lyrical hero's views on life with strong lyricism. In Uzbek literature from the independence period, the nightingale is presented as a symbol of peace, freedom, and happiness. Literary critic H. Karimov, in his book Literature of the Independence Period, writes about the image of the nightingale in the poems of poets writing about independence: «The nightingale symbolizes independence, goodness, and beauty. Thus, independencebrought freedom, goodness, and beauty tothecountry»[5.8]. Human imagination is limitless. Therefore, in poetry, human desires and dreams find expression in vivid lines. For example, the poet describes the wish of the lyrical hero, tired of life's contradictions, as follows: I'm tired ofbeing a human– Iwouldn't have landed ifIhad becomea bird. I'm tired ofspeaking inhuman language, If onlyIcouldforget this language... Nobody reads in stars You weave things tirelessly [3.69]. The poet does not depict the enviable life of birds through his poetry. He evaluates them as the most perfect creatures and writes about his own justification for wishing to transform into a bird. The reason lies in the events, contradictions, emotions, and the loss of the need to speak, all of which lead the lyrical hero to an internal decline. The first four lines of the poem are semantically interconnected, focusing on the lyrical hero. However, the third part is addressed to the third person. The words «You constantly weave things that no one reads in the stars» are directed at the main character in the poem—the bird. Even if you reach and fly to the stars, no one will understand you anyway. Thus, the hero finds flaws in his ideal image and tries to prove that he understands that living as a human being is, in fact, happiness. The poet’s thoughts are perfect, and within them, signs ofmodernist views can beseen. The poet S. Ibragimov also utilizes mythological motifs, portraying the spiritual state of the lyrical hero: Ihurl myselfinto theblazingfire. Apinchofash remains in my place. From theashes, abird rises and soars into thesky... Wheredoes it go, where does it alight? [4.206]. The poet’s chosen bird is the Phoenix. Know