The Potential of Negation Questions for Affecting the Audience in Dehkhoda's Amsal-o-Hekam

• Published in: Funūn-i adabī Vol. 17; no. 4; p. 53
• Main Authors: Ahmadipooranari, Zohre, Mousa Ghonchepour, Mohammadidahaj, Fatemeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Iṣfahān University of Isfahan 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Audiences; Language; Literature; Negation; Persuasion; Poets; Questions; Semantics; Writers
• ISSN: 2008-8027; 2322-3448
• DOI: 10.22108/liar.2025.144551.2443

The negation question is one of the rhetorical questions that are widely used in language and literature. Poets and writers use it according to the situation to persuade the audience. The application of negation questions in Dehkhoda's Amsal-o-Hekam is also noteworthy, as the majority of rhetor...