The Study of lyrical-epic Structure of the Story of Zal-va-roudabeh Regarding it lyrical Aspects

The story of Zal-va-Roudabeh is Ferdowsi's first love story in Shahname that is lyrical-epic and in which the romance is reflected naturally and logically. It should be noticed that in such stories‚ the poet doesn’t usually interfere in narrating and transferring the ancient's heritage to the next generations and he reveals his feelings and emotions less; but from the view of description and imagination forms that state the poet's skill and ability in composing the poem‚ he tries to state the happenings of the story in an artistic style. In the present study, the structure of Zal-va-Roudabeh story, regarding its lyrical aspect, have been examined in two parts using the descriptive – analytic method. The first part allocates to the combination and the context of the story which includes: the form‚ the topic and the way of expression‚ conversations‚ characters and heroes of the story and contains all the elements of a lyrical poem. In the second part of the story‚ the role of the forms of imagination in making epic or lyrical story is described. In some cases‚ such as metonymy and simile‚ the story has kept its epic – lyrical form in accordance with their frequency but considering the metaphor‚ lyrical aspects are dominant and most of the metaphors are devoted to the beloved (Roudabeh). Considering the allusion, the allusions with the epic concept are dominant.