This article examines the portrayal of childhood in 19th-century English literature from social, psychological, and cultural perspectives. Excluding the works of Charlotte Bronte and Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, it analyzes the depictions of childhood in the works of Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, and William Wordsworth. The study explores the social issues of the Victorian era, attitudes toward childhood, and the symbolic significance of child characters. Through these portrayals, authors convey social critique and psychological insights.

In the referenced article, the role of the poetic word in classical lyric and epic poetry and their role in creating a symbol is revealed. Emphasis is placed on the level of emotional expressiveness of the poetic word through some samples. In particular, some of Babur's stanzas and one of his masnu' poems are analyzed, from the opinions expressed during the analysis, it is proved that the words in masnu' poems have a high level of formal charm and meaningful appeal.