دانشگاه اصفهان فنون ادبی 20088027 12 2 2020 06 21 The Reflection and Function of Geographic Names in Persian Poetry The Reflection and Function of Geographic Names in Persian Poetry 117 128 25216 10.22108/liar.2020.120842.1775 FA Sayyed Morteza Hashemi Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0001-7292-6695 Journal Article 2019 12 30 The relation between geographic knowledge (particularly geographic names) and Persian poetry is one of the important literary categories which is studied in this article. This category has been talked about less up to now and has been rarely under research and evaluation. There is no doubt that a noticeable part of the poetry themes and Persian poets' witticism is about the names which are mentioned. The familiar appendices which are regulated and published under the title of "list of places" on the final pages of most of the Persian poetry Diwans are briefly clear confirmation of this claim. In this article, there will be an endeavor to familiarize and introduce different forms of reflection of "geographic names" in Persian poetry including a various spectrum of poetic themes, figurative speech, inspiring symbolic and mystical meanings, melodious compounds, proverbial quotations, and wisdom, description, praise, expressing erudition, and developing geographic knowledge. The relation between geographic knowledge (particularly geographic names) and Persian poetry is one of the important literary categories which is studied in this article. This category has been talked about less up to now and has been rarely under research and evaluation. There is no doubt that a noticeable part of the poetry themes and Persian poets' witticism is about the names which are mentioned. The familiar appendices which are regulated and published under the title of "list of places" on the final pages of most of the Persian poetry Diwans are briefly clear confirmation of this claim. In this article, there will be an endeavor to familiarize and introduce different forms of reflection of "geographic names" in Persian poetry including a various spectrum of poetic themes, figurative speech, inspiring symbolic and mystical meanings, melodious compounds, proverbial quotations, and wisdom, description, praise, expressing erudition, and developing geographic knowledge.<br /> <strong>Keywords: </strong>Persian poetry, geographical names, poetic theme, literary geography, collocation https://liar.ui.ac.ir/article_25216_24552c43b0cd5ec62e0c5376807b0509.pdf