بررسی تکنیک های طنز و مطایبه در آثار هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی

a study of satire and humor techniques in hooshang moradi kermani's works       s. hesampour*           j. dehghanian**         s. khavari***                                 shiraz university          khalij fars university of boushehr   satire has existed side by side with other literary techniques such as humor and lampoon in persian literature for many centuries. hooshang moradi kermani, children's writer of satirical fiction, has used satire prevalently in his works. considering the importance of the subtle role of satire in children's and young adults' literature, this paper analyzes moradi kermani's use of satire in his works such as majid's stories, the oven, the story of that vat, sweet jam, mama's guest, and the smile of the pomegranate.  in these stories he has used overstatement, understatement, irony of situation, hyperbole, paradox and puns to develop the plot. keywords: children's and young adults' literature, hooshang moradi kermani, satire and humor, satirical techniques. *  associate professor of persian language & literature, [email protected] ** assistant professor of persian language & literature, [email protected] *** m. a. student of persian language & literature, [email protected] received:6/16/2010             accepted:5/21/2011