Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 5، August 2025 ، issue Number 111

Analysis of Social, Moral and Religious Educational motifs in the Sonnets of Monzavi

Tahereh Hosseini Makarem , Amirhossein Madani (Author in Charge), Fatemeh Sadat Taheri

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Persian literature has never been short of educational poems, to the extent that educational literature is one of the most significant sections of Persian literature. The aim of the poet is usually to teach moral and social issues, convey religious ideals, tell anecdotes, and offer advice. Among contemporary poets, the educational poems of Monzavi stand out as particularly significant.

METHODOLOGY: This study aims to analyze the moral, social, and religious educational motifs found in Monzavi’s sonnets. Additionally, the study will analyze how these educational themes reflect the social and political conditions of the poet’s era, using an analytical-descriptive method.

FINDINGS: The authors of this study identified the most common types of educational motifs in Monzavi’s work, such as seizing opportunities, helping others, contemplating death, learning from life’s greatest enigma, recognizing the importance of kindness and friendship, understanding the lack of importance of the material world, believing in contentment and submission, and offering advice.

CONCLUSION: The results of the study show that in his sonnets, Monzavi not only addresses moral issues but also connects his personal identity to a social-political identity in order to depict the status of Iranian society, centered around freedom, love for one’s country, anti-authoritarianism, and the upholding of women’s rights and sanctity. The findings also indicate that religious motifs have the highest frequency in his work, emphasizing the teachings and bravery of Shia Imams, especially Imam Ali (pbuh) and Imam Hossein (pbuh), who hold a very special place in his sonnets. All of this demonstrates that the aforementioned poet possessed a deep knowledge of the intertwined Islamic-Iranian culture and sought to uphold it to the fullest extent of his literary ability.

Keyword
Educational poem , Contemporary sonnet , Monzavi , Moral , social , and religious

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