Nematollah Behragham; Masoumeh Shabestari
Abstract
In spite of the fact that paradox as an unknown literary device has largely been ignored, it has been a source of amazement and, consequently, aesthetic joy due to deviation from norm, ...
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In spite of the fact that paradox as an unknown literary device has largely been ignored, it has been a source of amazement and, consequently, aesthetic joy due to deviation from norm, ambiguity, the saliency of meaning, and laconism. One of the subtle points receiving little attention in Arabic literature, especially in Nahjol Balaghah, is the study of paradoxical elements. The most significant factors contributing to the high frequency of this artistic device in the Master of Speech (Ali-peace be upon him) are the mystical and spiritual experiences, punctiliousness, imagination and the dominant social and political atmosphere of the society at that time. The current research aimed at study the paradoxes from formal and functional perspectives and the reasons and areas of its formation in Imam Ali's speech. Due to his wonderful command of language and diction, Ali benefited from all the paradoxical devices and expressions to develop themes and concepts in an artistic and frequent manner.
