Structural features of Kazakh tall tales

Abstract

The article considers one of the genres of Kazakh folklore — tall tales. A brief review of the scientific literature on the topic of the study is offered, the analysis of which showed that tall tales did not become the subject of special research. Today, in the era of independent Kazakhstan, the study of the meaning that tall tales carry is especially relevant, because they pose the problems of freedom, independence, and the struggle for civil rights. The analysis of the linguistic features of tall tales allows us to conclude that under their
humorous form satirical motives and a critical attitude to certain aspects of public life are hinted on. The characteristic artistic means of tall tales include epithets, similies, and sound repetitions. The most common verse size is the eleven-syllable kara olen. Children's poems-tall tales are distinguished by a mixed seveneight-syllable rhyme. The fables reflect the quickness of the performer's thinking, resourcefulness, and the ability to improvise.