Language of Sa di in Ghazaliat

Great Persian literary figures have always admired Sa’di because of his sweet, eloquent and simple language. The purpose of this article is to examine and analyze the language of his Ghazaliat from different aspects in order to reveal the secret of his simplicity and the beauty of his language. First, the characteristics of Sa’di’s language in terms of words, syntax and methods of phrasing have been analyzed. Next, other elements of Sa’di’s language that is employment of letters, elision, and brevity, employment of colloquial language and allegorical language are discussed, and finally the role of language in the formation of imageries without images are investigated.