Critique, Analysis and Aesthetics of Texts
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Irony in the Poetry of Mohammad Hossein Shahriar

10.22034/caat.2025.531912.1142

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 August 2025
Critique, Analysis and Aesthetics of Texts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hossein Pashaei Moradloo 1
Asadolahi, Khodabakhsh 2
, asghar salahi 3
, fatemeh modaresi 4

1 Student of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil, Iran

4 Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Urmia University. Urmia. Iran

Abstract
Abstract of the article "Irony in the Poetry of Mohammad Hossein Shahriar"

Irony, as an artistic technique, refers to different layers of meaning in the text by creating semantic contrasts within it. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method and using library resources, while explaining the theoretical framework of irony, examines how types of irony are used in Shahriar's poetry. Using irony as a powerful tool, Shahriar has criticized social and human issues in his poems. He expresses complex concepts in a humorous and at the same time effective way with simple and fluent language, and with the help of types of irony, especially lexical and structural irony, creates vivid and tangible images in the mind of the audience. Shahriar has analyzed social inequalities and anomalies by intelligently using irony and has created lasting and influential works in contemporary literature using this technique. In this study, while analyzing examples of Shahriar's poems, the effect of irony on the depth and appeal of his works is examined, and the role of this technique in expressing the poet's critical and social views is analyzed.

Keywords

Mohammad Hossein Shahriar
Irony
Contemporary Poetry
Subjects
  • Receive Date 30 June 2025
  • Revise Date 20 August 2025
  • Accept Date 24 August 2025

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