Comparative Analysis of Metaphors in English and Uzbek Literary Works

The research shows metaphor not only as an artistic decoration, but also as a cognitive mechanism. The article analyzes examples from Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" in English, as well as metaphorical units of an artistic and phraseological nature in the Uzbek language. The results of the analysis showed that in English literature expression of a social or mental state through body parts while in Uzbek literature, metaphors expressing emotional tension, suffering, the power of social influence.