The Art of Illustration in the Stories in “Saddi Iskandari” Epic

Abstract

“Tashbeh” is one of the widespread arts in Eastern literature and means “simile”. It is the art of simulating two things or concepts according to the real (real) or figurative relationship between them. The art of allegory serves to embody the depicted person, object or concept more clearly and attractively in the eyes of the reader, to reveal the spiritual image of the work’s symbols more brightly, and consequently, to fully convey the poet’s idea to the mind of the reader.