A Study of Epic Emotion in the Poetry of Mohammad Reza Shafii Kadkani

Affection or feeling is a spontaneous and emotional reaction against the outside world events. Sometimes these emotions rise explosively which is directly related to human psyche. Shafii Kadkani is a prominent contemporary poet who has developed epic affection obsessively and with noble thoughts in his poetry. During his lifetime, many social-political incidents occurred in Iran and this led the poet to be sensitive to the events around him, and due to his attitude to social issues, these emotions are expressed as dynamic, exciting and revolutionary. Some of the most significant manifestations of epic affection in the poetry of Shafii Kadkani discussed in this study are call for people’s awakening and freedom from passivity, exciting the audience to sacrifice and martyrdom for the cause of freedom, sensitizing contemporary poets to social and political events, creating hope for the future and the promise of freedom.