Analyzing the Element of Myth in the Poems of Siāvash Kasrā i

Myth is among the elements which constitute the language and sense of the modern poetry. Despite its belonging to the ancient world, mythology has a vivid presence in our modern rationalistic world. Poets, due to their creative imagination, are affected so highly by the fancy of the myth that they sometimes reproduce them. Every poet according to his/her cultural background is interested in some specific myths. Siāvash Kasrā’i, based on his politico-ideological mind as well as the circumstances of his time made use of the myths which had special functions and in cases changed their structure and even gave mythological functions to some historical figures. This article deals with the reasons and ways Kasrā’i reproduces the myth.