Title: VISUAL AND CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES IN A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF FOROUGH FARROKHZAD'S "THE DREAM"
Abstract: Image-making and narration are two important issues that play an important role in the communication and expression of thought. The basic design of the underlying story in Forough Farrokhzad's ―The Dream‖ is derived from popular narratives and legends. By pointing to the illustrative and narrative aspects of her poem, Forough Farrokhzad- a twentieth century Iranian poet - draws our attention to the fact that visual techniques do not function only in the cinema; the poet, through visual qualities and literary tropes, can, like a movie director choose from and deploy cinematic techniques in a poem. Forough Farrokhzad wrote her poem ―The Dream‖ at a time when she had not much knowledge about the art of the cinema. Taking this point into consideration, we— in the present essay— shall focus on the cinematic visual techniques in the poem ―The Dream‖ and by studying the visual elements in the poem, we seek to explore the use of poetic devices, narrative skills, onomatopoeic effects, perspectives, various kinds of shots, and mise en scene, which have caused her poem to resemble a typical movie scenario. The present essay argues that in her poem ―The Dream,‖ Forough Farrokhzadhas intermingled a number of poetic devices with cinematic visual techniques and, in so doing, has given her poem cinematic qualities.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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