Investigation of the Semantic Field of "Chess" in Masnavi Molavi from the Viewpoint of "Associative Collocation"

Abstract

As we know, concepts, objects and phenomena around the poets' mind and eye can be of interest to him and all of these elements can be a platform for presenting his thoughts and emotions.  Meanwhile, one of the semantic fields that is considered by the Persian poets is the presence of diverse variety of intellectual and practical games common in Iran's society at various times; among which, "Polo", "Backgammon", "Chess" and … are the ones that can be pointed out.One of the prominent features of Molavi's art in using the vocabulary, images and concepts of this "semantic field", is the careful observance of pillars and key principles, and in a better sense is the structure of chess game; As we know, the presence of at least two opponent, victory or defeat of one of the opponents and a pledge that the loser opponent must submit to the winner, are the essential conditions of this game.  This is the fact that Masnavi confirms it.