The dominant rhetorical elements in the satirical Khorus Lari's Divan

Satire which consists in critical innuendos to social viles and evils without direct derision aims at righting the wrongs and improving human frailties. Some have regarded satire as paradoxical, artistic, portrayal (narrative), with both social and literary values complementing each other. The literary worth of satire has to do with its specific rhetorical elements and the effective use of these elements. This paper examines Khorus Lari's Divan from the above perspective.Irony is the distinctive feature of the socio-political satires of the Divan which has given them a popular tone. Simile, however, with its dual part is the second characteristic of social satire. Symbolism, on the other hand, is the second characteristic of political satires. The reason for this is that the satirist is relatively at liberty to employ a range of images in his social satire but he is restricted in his political satires. Metaphor and Metonymy are the elements which are used infrequently in socio-political satires, but hyperbole is the element from which different forms of imagery arise.