APPLICATION OF MUKAROVSKY'S FOREGROUNDING DEVICE IN FOROUGH FARROKHZAD'S POETRY

The rapid developments in linguistic studies in the twentieth century- the appearance of the Structural linguists and Formalists in particular- has connected literature and linguistics in such a way that the study of the former is in many ways bond to the application of the latter. In this regard, language possesses various functions, one of which is the poetic function which stands against the automatized function of language. The poetic function is achieved through the process of foregrounding, which is a significant literary stylistic device based on the Prague scholar, Jan Mukarovsky‟s notions. In simple words, the writer uses the sounds of words or the words themselves in such a way that the reader‟s attention is immediately captivated. The aim of the present article is to show how the Iranian modern woman poet, Forough Farrokhzad, has made use of different ways through which foregrounding occurs in her poems. As a result of this technique, the poems move beyond the automatization of the everyday language, and achieve what is called, the poetic function of language.