Iranian Persian Language and Literature Promotion Society Research on Mystical Literature HTTPS://JP 6 1 2012 08 22 The Use of Proverbs in the Poems of Persian Poets The Use of Proverbs in the Poems of Persian Poets 95 122 16412 FA Hassan Zolfaghari Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Tarbiat Modaress University Journal Article 2016 06 14 In the opinion of Allameh Dehkhoda, proverb is one of the twenty four kinds of literature. In addition, proverbs are always the place of manifestation of people's experiences and also they are considered as people’s experimental wisdoms. When we study the history of different literary styles, genres and also Persian speaking poets' divans, it becomes clear that they have used proverbs as one of the important sources. <br />Not only the poets have benefited from the great treasure of proverbial literature, but also they have added to its wealth. This interaction has not been considered quantitatively and qualitatively up to now. In this article, a definition of the proverb and also its importance and background are presented. Then the usage manner of proverb in poets' poetry and Persian poetical proverbs and its position through paroemia are indicated. In addition, the difference between paroemia and comprehensive word, allusion, methods of equation and allegory are presented. With a quantitative and qualitative method, this article indicates the reflection of proverbs in poets' poetry of different centuries and analyzes the proverbs in poetry of the thirteen famous poets. In this way, we understand practically and theoretically the ways that poets have used the proverb and also its reflection in their poetry. In the opinion of Allameh Dehkhoda, proverb is one of the twenty four kinds of literature. In addition, proverbs are always the place of manifestation of people's experiences and also they are considered as people’s experimental wisdoms. When we study the history of different literary styles, genres and also Persian speaking poets' divans, it becomes clear that they have used proverbs as one of the important sources. <br />Not only the poets have benefited from the great treasure of proverbial literature, but also they have added to its wealth. This interaction has not been considered quantitatively and qualitatively up to now. In this article, a definition of the proverb and also its importance and background are presented. Then the usage manner of proverb in poets' poetry and Persian poetical proverbs and its position through paroemia are indicated. In addition, the difference between paroemia and comprehensive word, allusion, methods of equation and allegory are presented. With a quantitative and qualitative method, this article indicates the reflection of proverbs in poets' poetry of different centuries and analyzes the proverbs in poetry of the thirteen famous poets. In this way, we understand practically and theoretically the ways that poets have used the proverb and also its reflection in their poetry. https://jpll.ui.ac.ir/article_16412_0bc38fd44e7eaa41a4845401229af64d.pdf