Stylistic Analysis of Vasif Bakhtari's Poetry

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1 Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.

2 Ph.D. Student in Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Wasef Bakhtari is a contemporary Persian poet in the literary tradition of Dari poetry in Afghanistan. This study examines the evolution of his intellectual and artistic perspectives across two distinct periods. Methods: Using a descriptive-analytical approach, this study investigates the intellectual and artistic development of Wasef Bakhtari over two periods. Findings: Bakhtari’s poetry reflects a gradual, profound, and meaning-oriented evolution. His poetic journey moves from individual passion to collective thought, from classical to modern language, and from simple imagery to multilayered symbolic representations. While drawing on literary traditions, he demonstrates considerable linguistic and literary innovation, establishing himself as an important link between classical and modern Persian poetry. In the first period, his poetry is primarily centered on the individual self and reveals an inclination toward politics and partisan ideology. His love poems, elegies, and poetic reflections reflect his personal and social experiences, while suffering and aggression are dominant themes in his intellectual outlook. Conclusion: The prominent literary features of this period include the use of rhetorical devices, archaic vocabulary, lexical innovation, and alliteration. In the second period, the individual self evolves into a social and human self. Adopting a socially oriented and symbolic approach, Bakhtari explores human and social issues. In terms of literary devices, his poetry increasingly employs mythology, symbolism, paradox, simile, and metaphor. Linguistically, this period is characterized by greater use of modern poetic forms, varied sentence structures, archaism, and lexical innovation.

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