Analysis of Imagery in the Selected Poems of Bakhtiari and Boyerahmadi

Simile, metaphor, irony, and exaggeration are rhetorical elements that are widely used in the epic poems of Bakhtiari and Boyerahmadi. The current study aims to investigate these rhetorical elements in the epic poems of Bakhtiari and Boyerahmadi. After examining and analyzing the rhetorical features in a selection of Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi's epic poems, it can be argued that the element of simile (sensory to sensory) has the highest frequency use, comparing the warriors to lions, tigers, wolves, and Rostam in terms of physical strength and fighting ability. Similarities are taken from the mountain environment, livestock life, animals, and birds where they live. Metaphor is another figure of speech that is used in the studied poems to show the fighting art of warriors and to summarize and simplify martial concepts. In the epic poems of Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi, lions, leopards, and naked snakes are metaphors for warriors or clan warriors. The use of irony in these poems is indicative of the quality of warriors and their readiness to fight more wars. There have been instances of exaggeration in terms of the description of ethnic heroes in order to show the glory and awe of their fighting. Keywords: Folk Culture, Bakhtiari People, Boyer Ahmadi People, Epic Poems, Imaginary Images. Introduction The existence of chaotic, warlike, rebellious regions, surrounded by impassable mountains and the battle with harsh nature and predatory animals has caused the epic expressions in the poems of Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi to have a significant effect. Simile, metaphor, irony, and exaggeration are rhetorical elements that are very crucial in terms of image creation in rhetorical issues. The hypothesis of this research is that these elements are the main image-creation elements in the epic poems of Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi. With this in mind, this research tries to analyze the use of the most important forms of fantasy in a selection of the epic poems of Bakhtiari and Boyerahmadi. Additionally, it seeks to investigate which rhetorical elements are widely used in the epic poetry of Bakhtiari and Boyerahmadi. Accordingly, these rhetorical elements are first categorized and then analyzed by extracting examples of similes such as similes to hunting animals, similes to domestic and non-hunting animals, similes to mythological and heroic heroes, similes to natural elements, and so on. Library studies in journals and authentic scientific sites show that some of the studies