Resurrection of Words in "Zemestan"(Winter) Poem of Akhavan Sales

Abstract

Words in everyday language have their dictionary meanings. But as they pass through their ordinary norm, begins resurrection of words. Literature, especially poetry, is associated with deviating from the norm. This feature in the contemporary literature can be analyzed in different ways. Akhavan who is one of the greatest and popular poets has done most resurrection of words in his poems. In this article we have tried to show the resurrection of words in "Zemestan" (winter) which is the name of one of his famous poems. The results of the research which has been done with content analytic method show that the most important aspect of the resurrection of words in "Zemestan" is his tendency to archaism and structures of ancient poetry along with imagery. Omid (Akhavan) has made a construction that is rooted in past times, especially khorasani style. And he has used every day words and phrases to create new compounds and so has caused them to be resurrected. So Akhavan has made a major contribution to the enrichment and development of the Persian language.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p359