ASSONANCE AS A PHONOPOETIC DEVICE IN ANVAR OBIDJON’S CHILDREN’S POETRY
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Situated within contemporary Uzbek linguopoetic scholarship, this study examines assonance as a key phonopoetic resource in Anvar Obidjon’s children’s poetry, showing how vowel patterning intensifies meaning and strengthens emotional as well as stylistic impact. Assonance is understood as the recurrence of identical or closely related vowels that creates a noticeable euphony in poetic speech. The article integrates close reading with selective quantitative observation to highlight how recurrent vowel sequences shape rhythm, cohesion, and expressivity. In a representative fragment, the high concentration of the vowel /a/ produces an open, lively sound texture, while deliberate vowel prolongation inside words functions as an audible marker of heightened feeling in the lyrical voice. The analysis distinguishes two recurring manifestations of assonance in Obidjon’s verse: (1) targeted repetition or lengthening of a vowel within a word or short phrase to amplify expressivity, and (2) broader vowel alignment across multiple words to secure overall harmony and rhythmic continuity. These patterns support pragmatic effects typical of children’s poetry—such as intensification, amazement, prolonged action, urging, irony, discomfort, and fear—while preserving musicality and readability.
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