A Study of Hiddenness of the Point of Resemblance in the Simile of “Old Fox” Allegory in Enlightenment Age Poetry (with an emphasis on the poems of Adib Pishavari)
Subject Areas : Research Allegory in Persian Language and LiteratureHasan Alizadhe 1 , Ramin Sadeghinezgad 2 , Maryam Mohammadzadhe 3
1 - PhD Student of the Department of persian language and literature, Ahar branch, Islamic Azad University، Ahar- Iran
2 - Department of persian language and literature, Ahar branch, Islamic Azad University، Ahar- Iran,
3 - Department of persian language and literature, Ahar branch, Islamic Azad University، Ahar- Iran,
Keywords: symbol, England, Old Fox, Symbolic Metaphor, Allegorical simile,
Abstract :
Fox is one of the names that has become associated with cunning since time immemorial. Adding the adjective “old” to this name casts light on other aspects of the deceptive power of this animal. This subject becomes important when we know that in a given point in the history of Iran, i.e. Enlightenment Age, the phrase “Old Fox”, is used as the point of resemblance to describe the Great Britain. This phrase has been frequently used by the media and writers in their similes and turned to an inseparable part of the political culture of Iran. The Enlightenment poets based on their knowledge of this high potentiality for giving depth to their words proceeded to overcome the strangulation space and enlighten the people. Since the point of resemblance in this simile is hidden, we have struggled to explain it in this essay. The fundamental question of this writing that we are trying to answer is: Why, of all the interpretations used to demonstrate British cunning, only the title of "old fox" has persisted? This study was conducted using descriptive-analytical method. The necessity of such research is because the pseudo-aspect is hidden in this allegory and needs to be investigated. A writing that examines why the pseudo-face is covered in this allegory likeness is not written and hence it is new.
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