Yazd University Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature 2645-453X 21 47 2021 02 19 Elegance in Saadi’s language of elegy Elegance in Saadi’s language of elegy 153 188 2129 10.29252/kavosh.2021.12064.2549 FA Mehdi Sadeghi Ph.D. in Persian Literature, Yazd University Yadollah Jalali Professor of Persian Literature, Yazd University Mohammad Reza Najjarian reza_najjarian@yahoo.com 0000-0001-9193-3882 Journal Article 2019 05 01 One of the aspects of the literary style tried by Saadi, the great poet of the 7th century, is his odes. Many years before Saadi steps into the poetry arena, ode had reached perfection, and other poets had proceeded in that genre. Saadi's poetry is associated with the cadence of elegy, and his tendency is more toward lyrics. In this research, we are going to show Saadi's art in writing odes according to linguistic Persian concerns. He speaks with brevity, and his words are clear and without ambiguity. Elegant language is as a result of the Iraqi style, in which old inflections and syntax are less used than in the usual complicated ode language. Saadi strings soft words in his odes and has no tendency for abbreviations. Mystical themes with their special terms merge with his odes. Sometimes, there is a colloquial language in his literature. There are also syntactic techniques which cause eloquence as well as a specific meter that makes his poems soft and consistent. Consonants and vowels in his odes can be pronounced easily without diminishing the conceptual weight of the poems. In this research, Saadi's odes are examined at phonetic, lexical and syntactic levels based on a descriptive and analytic method and with the use of statistical tables. One of the aspects of the literary style tried by Saadi, the great poet of the 7th century, is his odes. Many years before Saadi steps into the poetry arena, ode had reached perfection, and other poets had proceeded in that genre. Saadi's poetry is associated with the cadence of elegy, and his tendency is more toward lyrics. In this research, we are going to show Saadi's art in writing odes according to linguistic Persian concerns. He speaks with brevity, and his words are clear and without ambiguity. Elegant language is as a result of the Iraqi style, in which old inflections and syntax are less used than in the usual complicated ode language. Saadi strings soft words in his odes and has no tendency for abbreviations. Mystical themes with their special terms merge with his odes. Sometimes, there is a colloquial language in his literature. There are also syntactic techniques which cause eloquence as well as a specific meter that makes his poems soft and consistent. Consonants and vowels in his odes can be pronounced easily without diminishing the conceptual weight of the poems. In this research, Saadi's odes are examined at phonetic, lexical and syntactic levels based on a descriptive and analytic method and with the use of statistical tables. https://kavoshnameh.yazd.ac.ir/article_2129_05c2b9af080b76fd7d1eb6f2303f3f61.pdf