Romantic Image in the Poetry of Hossein Monzavi and Badr Shaker al-Sayyab

Sometimes authors and poets share common points in their way of thinking and acting due to the linguistic, religious, geographical and other similarities, and sometimes only their works reveals these common points. Hossein Monzavi and Badr Shaker al-Sayyab might be considered in the second group. Although these two poets cannot be generally regarded as followers of Romanticism, many of the poetic images in their works have been created in the romantic atmosphere. Images which, on the one hand, restrain the poet’s internal emotions and mental states, and on the other hand, play a significant role in conveying the poet’s emotions. Al-Syyab, due to his stay in Iran, has become familiar with Nima and Nima's poetry and Monzavi, that is, undoubtedly had been partially influenced by Nima. In this paper, after a brief reference to the poets’ life and discussion about the concept of image and the characteristics of romantic image, some of the poetic images in their poetry has been investigated in the three categories of transformation in nature and objects, shadow likeness, and the impact of individuality on fighting.