Similarities and differences of images in karakalpak and kazakh epics Bazarbaeva Gaukhar1 1Lecturer, Department of Kazakh Language and Literature, Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Azhiniyaz, Uzbekistan, Email id: bgauxar_86@bk.ru Online Published on 14 July, 2022. Abstract The article deals with the comparative study of Karakalpak and Kazakh epics. The object of research is the epic “Er Shora” of the Karakalpak nation and the epic “Shora” of the Kazakh nation. The destinies of the heroes in these epics, their survival, intelligence, respect for their parents, nation, and loyalty to their lovers are very similar, and some peculiarities of the characters are analyzed through examples. Top Keywords Karakalpak Folk Epic, Kazakh Epic, Image, Typology, Folkloristics, Heroic Song, Version, Variant. Top |