Classifying and Analyzing the Motifs of the Poem of Homay and Homayon by Khajoye Kermani

In this article, we decided to analyze motifs in the fiction of "Homay and Homayon" by Khajoye Kermani. In this research, the descriptive-analytic study was conducted to investigate if the poem of "Homay and Homayon can be classified as classical Persian literature, how close it is to folk tales, and what demonstrated classification of its motifs can be offered. After investigating and extracting all motifs, we classified and analyzed them in six classes: human motif, animal motif, thematic motif, place motif, wonder motif, munificence motif. The results showed that the absence of anything essential, fundamental, mythological, and epic such as snake, dragon, cow, elephant… and such elements as plants and transformation of creatures detracted from its appeal. Saints and masters play no important role. Thematic motifs showed the highest frequency, which indicates that the system is dynamic and fluid rather than static. The writer has reported the story by using only some issues that reduced its appeal.