MaxammatovaFeruza Olimovnaauthor text article Research and publications2026continuing uzb In this article, “Dilroz,” by O‘tkir Rahmat, In the poems presented in the “Shaffof lahza” collections, the processes by which color-denoting lexemes generate metaphor in poetic discourse are examined semantically and stylistically. The theory of denotative meaning extension is theoretically grounded. The poet's skill in creating epithetical metaphors from the color green is analyzed using his poems as examples. metaphor epithetical metaphor connotative meaning denotative meaning poetic speech sema lexeme 3030-33033030-33031925 10.5281/zenodo.20474841 https://openjurnal.uz/article/the-expression-of-green-semantic-metaphors-in-utkir-rahmat-s-creativity-NIINE-2026-001 https://rukoxlelgdqbshwjqpxd.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/article-pdfs/formatted/1780229501455-The_Expression_of_Green_Semantic_Metaphors_in_Utkir_Rahmat_s-IJHS.pdf CC-BY-4.0