Imagery of Jamshid in Khāghāni’s Odes and Nizāmi’s Khamsah: A Comparative Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in Persian Language and Literature, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran (Corresponding author):

10.22075/jlrs.2024.33924.2459

Abstract

Imagery is regarded as a fundamental element of aesthetics experience, imagination and expressive impact of language. Since ancient time, mythic and legendary characters have been chief sources of imagination and inspiration for canonical literary figures. Jamshid, a mythical and legendary Indo-Iranian king with a remarkable destiny, has always attracted prominent Persian poets and writers, who have variously used him in creating imagery. The main purpose of this analytical-library research is to examine imagery as major rhetorical device, which Khāghāni and Nizāmi have abundantly used in their depiction of Jamshid. The study has attempted to highlight Khāghāni and Nizāmi’s views in their rhetorical depiction of Jamshid's character and to demonstrate how these two major poets reflect and recreate Jamshid in their poems. Khāghāni has mainly depicted Jamshid for the composition of celebratory and complimentary odes, while Nizāmi has used the figure of Jamshid in creating various imagery in Khamsah.

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Journal Of Linguistic and Rhetorical Studies
Volume 16, Issue 42
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December 2025
Pages 275-310

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