Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 3، June 2025 ، issue Number 109

Analysis of the components of non-verbal communication in Forough's poetry

Eraj Mahmoudzadeh , Lida Namdar (Author in Charge), Javad Taheri , Gholamreza Heydari

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Non-verbal communication refers to the behaviors in which a person is able to convey a message and communicate with others without speaking. Non-verbal communication also includes those effective aspects of the environment that affect the interaction, such as jewelry, clothes appearance and facial expressions of people. Since non-verbal communication or body language is a more honest language due to its semi-consciousness, the present research aims to emphasize the important role of non-verbal communication or body language components in the creation of literary texts and its effect on the quality of transmitting and inducing emotions and thoughts. And the inner thoughts of the poet, he tries to present a new way of analyzing the texts to the deeper layers of the poet"s mind and unconsciousness.

METHODOLOGY: The present research has been carried out in a descriptive, analytical and inductive way. The method of collecting information was also in the form of a library.

FINDINGS: For a person, verbal communication is the same as language communication and speaking, which includes writing and speaking. But non-verbal communication has a wider scope, all kinds of the signs and symbols manifested by the states and movements of the organs, physical contact, accessories, environmental factors, space, language, silence and clothing, including all visual and auditory signs,, and has a significant role in communicating, sending messages and influencing people and groups. Since poetry is not only linguistic signs and is closely related to non-verbal communication and its signs, examining the components of non-verbal communication will provide a significant ability to decipher poems and gain a new understanding and reception of them.

CONCLUSION: The results show that, firstly by using non-verbal communication and connecting it with sound and speech, Forough has added more meaning to the performance space of her poems. Secondly, she has used visual actions and eye expressions to express emotions and feelings. The result is that non-verbal communication in Forough"s poetry is sometimes used to complete verbal communication, sometimes it replaces verbal communication, and sometimes it violates verbal messages.

Keyword
Non-verbal communication , body language , Poetry Forough Farrokhzad

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