Buchara state university m. Bakoeva, E. Muratova, M. Ochilova english literature

Allusion 
- a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real 
or fictitious, or to a work o f art.
Angry Young Men 
(жаҳлдор ёшлар) - a trend in English 
literature which appeared in the 50s of the 20lh century as a result 
of a disillusionment in post-war reality.
Antagonist 
- a person or force that opposes the protagonist 
in a story or drama.
Aphorism 
(афоризм, ҳикматли сўз) - a short statement 
expressing a wise or clever observation about life.
Bard 
(бард, бахши) - a professional singer and poet among 
ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses 
in honor of heroes and their deeds.
Blank Verse 
(оҳ шеър)- poetry written in unrhymed iambic 
pentameter. Blank verse attempts to sound like spoken English, 
so every line should not be perfectly regular.
Canto 
(қўшиқ) - one of the main divisions o f a long poem.
Classicism 
(классисизм, мумтозийлик) - a movement in art 
and 1 iterature which arose in the 17lh century in France. It revived 
the principles of antique Greek and Roman literature and art. 
Classicists cultivated in their works formal elegance, observance 
of balance, control of emotions. Their v/orks were marked by 
strict regulation of genre and styles.

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Comedy 
(ко м ед и я) - a play of amusing character, in which 
either wit or good humor prevails, usually with a happy end.
D id a c tic
( д и д а к т и к , п а н д - н а с и ҳ а т б е р у в ч и , 
тарбиявий) - moralizing or instructive characteristic o f literature.
E n lig h ten m e n t 
( м а ъ р и ф а т п а р в а р л и к ) . Tnis term 
characterizes the development of science and arts and the tri­
umph o f reason over ignorance in the 17th and 18th centuries. 
Enlighteners were given this name because they considered en­
lightenment to be the only means by which reorganization of 
society could be brought about. The enlighteners wanted to bring 
knowledge, that is “light” to the people.
Epic 
- a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting the 
adventures o f a central hero who possesses superhuman qualities 
and generally embodies national ideals.
Epiphany 
- a moment of heightened awareness that can oc­
cur as a result o f a trivial encounter, object, or event; a moment 
o f enlightenment in which the underlying truth, essential nature, 
or meaning o f something is suddenly made clear.
Existentialism 
- is a philosophical movement lhat developed 
in Europe during the I9lh and 20th centuries. The movement is 
called existentialism because most of its members are primarily 
interested in the nature of existence or being, by which they usu­
ally mean human existence.