Student of "Regret" as a Basic Element in Contemporary Elegiac Poems

Elegy is a kind of poem which is written to mourn the occasions of losing beloved persons and comfort the remaining or in natural disasters. Elegies for the loss of other poets are of the oldest one the first examples of which are found in Roudaki’s Diwan in the mourning a poet called Moradi or in the elegy of Shahid Balkhi. In the contemporary age, there has also been elegies by the poet’s friends or even enemy’s to express their friendship, to show their work relationship, and to present their interest in poetry. This kind of elegy seems to have more literary valuable in comparison to other kinds since it holds especial and original feelings; some examples include elegies by Malek-o-shoaraye Bahar about Iraj Mirza and elegies for the loss of great poets like Akhavan Sales, Sepehri, Farrokhzad, Shamloo,etc. One of the widely observed elements in such elegies is " regret ". A sense of regret is especially tangible when the poet’s friend is lost. This article is an attempt to shed light on different corners of the issue " regret " which underlies the nostalgic feelings in contemporary elegiac poems.