The article addresses the types of rhyme in Karakalpak poetry. The Karakalpak literature of the 30s of 20 century is analyzed. It is pointed out that Karakalpak literature rose to another level of development through the variety of rhymes.  The role of rhymes in acquiring the positive traditions of classic literature and providing the depth of thought along with the issues of literary relations in the poetry of the time are defined. On that basis, the article states that the new period of creative work in Karakalpak poetry started in the 1930s of 20 century. The differences in the use of folklore and classic literature rhymes and the use of complex rhymes of the time are analyzed. Apart from this, the theoretical works of literary criticism on the structure of poems are analyzed to some degree and certain conclusion is drawn.

Keywords: rhyme, traditional rhyme, complex rhyme, alliteration, stanza, form and content,

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