METRE OF TALYSHI FOLKLORE COUPLETS

Abstract

One of the most important features of Talyshi folklore couplets is their poetic metre. This poetic metre has caused music and a special effect to be present in these poems. This article tries to provide a picture of the metre of this poetry format, which is, of course, the most widely used poetry format by examining the metre of Talyshi folklore couplets. In this article, first the subject of the syllable (part) and its Scansion and then the Scansion of the elements of a Talyshi poetry sample has been addressed. In the following, the explanations about the metre of the Talyshi poem, and the metre of the couplet format is analyzed. The present study shows that the folklore couplets recorded in South Talysh are divided into two parts of 11 syllables and 7 syllables, which the first case (11 syllables) is much more and more impressive. This article has been written with the help of library resources and analytical methods and the sample of folklore poems used in it is also the result of the author's field research studies.