The Artistic Imagry in Hussein Ibn Zahak's Poetry (Case Study of Khumriyat)

Imagery, which is the manifestation of the poet's thoughts and inner feelings, has a special place in literary criticism and it is one of the main elements of a literary work. Literary imagery in the Abbasi era had a high position, because the poems are full of Emotional and dynamic literary interpretations that were connected with the life of the era. Hossein Ibn Zahhak, Known as Khali, was one of the Iranian and Arabic poets of the first Abbasi era, which was influenced by the culture of ancient Iran and Greece, was able to innovate in the way of expression by using innovative images. These innovations, which have the breadth of imagination and deep feeling and image density, have a prominent presence in the poet's imagery. In the present study, descriptive and analytical method, the rhetoric of image in Hossein Ibn Zahhak's Wains has been investigated, the results of the research indicate that Hossein Ibn Zahhak uses images such as: metaphor, simile and Animation, which play a prominent role in his poetic imagery have been able to present Emotional and dynamic images of Wain by innovation and using visual and illusion aspects and by using solid and moving nature and convey her feelings to the audience without complicating her words. It is as if Wain in the poet's poem is a picture of life and life is nothing but Wain, in fact Wain is an image of the endless beginning in the poet's poetry that ends with spirituality and light, a distinctive feature that is not so evident in the poetry of other poets; Because the images of Wain in the poems of Abbasi poets are mostly reduced to sensations, pleasure and lust and are devoid of spiritual and transcendental truths. But these spiritual truths in Zahhak's poetry approach the Sufi philosophy, and the sensual and material concept of Wain turns into transcendental concepts and connects the earthly manifestations to the sky, and elevates Wain from the earth to the sky and from images. The sky, which is spread from the east to the west, is used to present different concepts of the east and the west, and to change the view of the material man immersed in the pleasures of the Abbasi era, and in this way to elevate his position from the earth to the sky, and with Using innovative and beautiful images, in addition to innovation in Khmer themes, will increase the influence of your words and present different interpretations to the audience. Therefore, considering that Hossein Ibn Zahhak was able to play a role and connect Khmer with spiritual and spiritual manifestations and create different literary images with precision and innovation in poetic expression, it is remarkable.