Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 15، number In Volume 9، December 2022 ، issue Number 79

Examining the image of a lover in Saadi's lyric poems

Salimeh Daraee , Taghi Amini Mofrad (Author in Charge), Kobra Nodehi

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Image is one of the important elements of beauty in poetry. Using this element, the poet obtains his emotional experiences and mental perceptions with the help of literary industries and rhetorical methods such as similes, metaphors, ironies, metaphors, etc. in an artistic and captivating way. Sa’adi has also benefited a lot from this kind of expression. Therefore, in this article, the image of the lover in Sa’adi"s lyric poems is discussed from the perspective of two images of simile and metaphor.

METHODOLOGY: This article explains the images in a descriptive-analytical manner. First, definitions of the image are given, then the images related to the lover in three hundred and sixty Sa’adi ghazals from the book "Saadi"s lyric poems" have been studied by the efforts of Khatib Rahbar (1998) from Mahtab Publishing.

FINDINGS: The result of this research, after examining the images in Sa’adi"s three hundred and sixty sonnets, indicates that the images that mean and They better represent the mental minutes in Saadi"s poetry, they are classified into three groups related to emotions, body, and lover traits.

CONCLUSION: Lover traits (61%) have the highest frequency and images related to the lover"s body with (6%) have the least use. These images - which reflect the poet"s conscience in the form of words and form the basic element of his poetry - show the power of words, eloquence and pleasantness of his words.

Keyword
Image , Ghazal , lover , Sa’adi

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