Journal of Literary Criticism and Rhetoric

Journal of Literary Criticism and Rhetoric

Analysis Similes in Masnavi Hasht-Behesht of Amir Khosro Dehlavi

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors
habib roohi keykanloo 1
hosein hasanpour 2
ahmad ghanipour malekshah 3
1 Corresponding Author; Phd student of persian language and literature. Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
2 Associate Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature. Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
3 Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature. Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
10.22059/jlcr.2023.360624.1937
Abstract
Hasht-Behesht is one of Amirkhosrow’s five Masnavids written in response to Nezami’s Haft-Peikar. By examining the similes in this poem, we found that the similes used by the poet were mostly concepts related to human and his belongings. Since this story has seven main structures and many palaces are described in these masnavi; Therefore, these places are topic. Nature and abstract concepts are sometimes used as image. images included nature, objects, cosmos bodies and animals are highest frequency. In terms of being sensory and intellectual, the highest frequency was related to sensory to sensory similes. In terms of extensive simile, the analogies of explicit similitude  and brief were more used. The poet has used eloquent similes and similes  addition in his stories. In terms of being singular and binding, singular to singular similes are more frequent than others. Beautiful compound similes can also be seen in this story. In evaluating the simile, we came to the conclusion that the similes in this masnavi are mostly singular, reality and non-allegorical. We also examined the combination of simile with other imagery and it was found that simile is combined with rhetorics such as simile, metaphor, allusion, allusineness and mythological concepts and added to the elegance and beauty of similes. In the end, we also pointed out the similes and novel and beautiful combinations used by Amir Khosro in this stoty. Amir Khosro has used almost all types of similes in this poem, and this shows the breadth of the poet's imagination and his ability to create images.
Keywords
Amir Khosro Dehlavi
Hasht Behesht
Simile
Rhetorical structure
Simile’s combination
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  • Receive Date 12 June 2023
  • Revise Date 05 December 2023
  • Accept Date 16 December 2023