A Metaphoric Comparison of the Image of Women in the Poetry of Two Female Poets (Forough Farrokhzad and Jama''''ah Haddad)

Abstract

Contemporary literature is a very rich resource in regard of women; hence, poems by female poets composed in this field require further deliberation. This article intends to study the metaphorical image of women in the poetry of two prominent Iranian and Arab writers and poets; Forogh Farokhzad and Jama''ah Hadad and their approach regarding their poetry via an analytic study through the use of library data and translated material. Forough Farrokhzad is one of the preeminent Iranian female poets in which no other contemporary poet can be paralleled to her in the realm of modern poetry. Her poems exemplify all concepts of womanhood in contemporary poetry conveying love, sadness, joy and despair beautifully from her unique point of view. Jama''ah Haddad is also an Arabic poet whose language of poetry carefully resembles the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad. This closeness is due to the feminine sense and criticism of the status of women in society that is found in the poetry of both poets. The outspoken feminine language of both poets has made their poetry exceptional and distinct.

Keywords

• forough farrokhzad
• jama''ah haddad
• new poetry
• metaphorical image