Document Type : Research

Author

• Soghra Falahati

Abstract

Literary figures or rhetorical ornament are those devices which are employed by men of letters to adorn their language. These figures are not a part of language but are the product of time and environment where language grows and flourishes. Considering the closeness of Persian and Arabic languages and the existing evidence one can say that almost all Arabic literary figures are also used in Persian. The way these figures are introduced in Persian shows that they are presented sometime with

The same names and functions as in Arabic;
Name less used in Arabic;
New names or a translation of Arabic names;
Somehow altered function;
A completely different function.

In this research it is shown, however, that some Arabic literary figures are not used in Persian.
In Persian there are some figures which the Persian speakers have borrowed from other languages and aren’t mentioned in ancient Arabic books written on this subject. On the other hand, modern authors pay less attention. In her study of some samples the researcher in this article highlights the relationship between the science of rhetoric and this science showing that in both languages the issues of the above science deal also with literary figures. The article finally proves that rhetoric for the first time was introduced as an independent science in Arabic language and the speakers of Persian followed the Arabic example.

Keywords

• Keywords: Rhetoric
• Arabic language
• Persian language
• literary figure
• functions

Main Subjects

• Arabic Language and Literature