Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PHD Student in Persian Language and Literature, Khoda.C, Islamic Azad University ,Khodabandeh, Iran.

2 Assistant Prof of Persian Language and Literature, Khoda.C, Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh, Iran.

3 Assistant Prof in Persian Language and Literature, Khoda.C, Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh, Iran.

4 Associate Prof in Persian Language and Literature, Za.C, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.

Abstract

Mostafa Rahmandoust (born 1950) is one of Iran's prominent children's and young adults’ poets who has had a massive influence on the enrichment and elevation of children's and young adults’ literature, particularly children's poetry. His works in the field of children's poetry from the Islamic Revolution to the present have enjoyed great popularity. Although various factors have contributed to the durability of his poems, it seems that the use of colloquial language, with components such as vocabulary, expressions and phrases, idioms, proverbs, and more, has also played a substantial role. Among these, colloquial vocabulary, as the most frequent elements of colloquial language, has been more effective in the durability of his poems. Rahmandoust's poetry, through the application of colloquial words, breaks norms, creates impact on the audience, and fosters empathy and closeness with them. This study is an effort to examine the impact of colloquial words on the durability of his children's poems and specifically seeks to find an answer to the questions: What is the relationship between folk literature, and in particular colloquial words, with the level of appeal, success, and durability of Rahmandoust's children's poems? And fundamentally, why do his poems still hold value, importance, and appeal for child audiences across all eras?

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