Explanation of three methods of creating humor through simile

Qaemi, Mohsen; Hashemian, Leila

doi:10.22054/ltr.2025.81315.3888

Explanation of three methods of creating humor through simile

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

mohsen qaemi ¹
leila hashemian ²

¹ PhD of Persian Language and Literature, Bu-Ali Sina University / Department of Literature, Hamedan, Iran

² Associate Professor of Persian Literature, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan

10.22054/ltr.2025.81315.3888

Abstract

In the present research, firstly, in the introduction section, some points about the relationship between the use of rhetorical tricks and the content of the work and the importance of this relationship have been mentioned, and about simile, irony, the angle of simile, etc. Then, lesser-known concepts such as "rhetorical humor" and "humorous simile" have been discussed in more detail. In the discussion section, by developing the theory of "Similation Angle" and adding some points about it, the concept of "Similation Circle" has been created and introduced; In the end, with the help of simile and "rhetorical criticism" method, which is based on library and analytical method, three cases of processes through which simile can create humor have been explained. The current research has not explained all the humor creation processes through analogy; But the three mentioned cases are the main ways of creating humor through analogy. In this research, the way of satirizing simile has been determined to a significant extent. This effort can be considered in order to make academic research more efficient for creating literary work and it can provide satirists with the background and method of creating humor through simile.

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