A Study of Satire and Humor Techniques in Hooshang Moradi Kermani's Works

Satire has existed side by side with other literary techniques such as humor and lampoon in Persian literature for many centuries. Hooshang Moradi Kermani, children's writer of satirical fiction, has used satire prevalently in his works. Considering the importance of the subtle role of satire in children's and young adult's literature, this paper analyzes Moradi Kermani's use of satire in his works such as Majid's Stories, The Oven, The Story of that Vat, Sweet Jam, Mama's Guest, and The Smile of the Pomegranate. In these stories he has used overstatement, understatement, irony of situation, hyperbole, paradox and puns to develop the plot.