Resistance Literature

Resistance Literature

Analysis of humor methods in Alireza Ghazveh's Andimeshk train poetry collection Based on the general theory of verbal humor

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Associate Professor, Language and Literature Research Institute, Humanities and Cultural Studies Research Institute. Tehran. Iran.
2 Master's student of sustainability literature, Soureh University. Tehran. Iran.
10.22034/rrl.2025.726557
Abstract
Alireza Ghazveh, who is known as one of the important pillars of the third wave of revolution poetry and sacred defense. He has expressed his thoughts in simple language. He has a spirit of protest and has not remained silent in front of the problems of the society and has expressed these problems mostly in the form of white and sometimes humorous poetry. In this research, using the general theory of verbal humor, which includes six basic variables, Alireza Ghazveh's humor in the Andimeshk train poetry collection is analyzed and answers these questions with a descriptive, analytical and statistical method: Based on the general theory of humor Verbally, what are the characteristics of Ghazveh's humorous poems? And what goals is Ghazveh trying to achieve by using verbal humor? Also, according to the mentioned theory, which of the components of humor did this poet use the most? And what is the sign of this? The results of the research show that six characteristics of verbal humor can be seen in Ghazveh's satirical poems, and he has expressed his objections and criticisms in the form of humor while using the elements of verbal humor. One of the distinctive features of his satirical poems is the use of irony to depict many realities and bitterness of society. We also noticed that in this collection of Ghazveh's poetry, the two components of opposition and logical mechanism are used more than other components, and these two components played a very important role in making his poetry humorous. So that it can be mentioned as a stylistic indicator of this type of his satirical poems.
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  • Receive Date 15 September 2024
  • Revise Date 08 October 2024
  • Accept Date 20 February 2025
  • Publish Date 23 July 2025