Rhetorical imagery of the Holy Quran in Persian poetry and literature: a case study of Salman Herati's poems

Salman Herati is one of the committed and stylish poets. The use of rhetorical images in his poetry has two climatic characteristics and attention to Quranic concepts. This approach, in addition to a kind of literary innovation, expresses Salman's moral and Quranic principles. Herati, in creating artistic images, did not use Quranic concepts only as a tool; rather, he used them to sanctify poetry. In other words, most of Salman's poems are in the field of stability and sacred defense, and by using Quranic concepts in image creation, in addition to creating literary satire, he has given them sanctity. In the meantime, simile is the most important element of Salman's Quranic poems, which is provided by the wealth of affection. In the present research, the explanation of the rhetorical influence of the Holy Quran in the poems of Salman Herati has been discussed