Hikmet - Akademik Edebiyat Dergisi

Abstract

In classical Turkish poetry, the beauty elements of the beloved have been used differently. These elements are sometimes used in metaphors and sometimes in similes. It can be said that the hand of the beloved remains in the background compared to other beauty elements. However, expressions and similes related to the hand are used in couplets. Among these expressions, especially expressions associated with blood such as “to have both hands in blood”, “to have blood on both hands” and “to have henna on both hands” are noteworthy. The ruthless lover type in classical Turkish poetry is depicted with such expressions and similes related to hand and blood. When the lover's hand is mentioned together with blood in couplets, it usually points to a negative situation. From the lover's point of view, the lover's bloody hands represent the torments and cruelty he inflicts on the lover, emphasizing the multiplicity of the sufferings the lover is subjected to. Classical Turkish poets have expressed the lover's bloody hands and the lover's bloody hands with different symbols. In addition, they reflected their imagination and sensitivity to their environment in couplets by handling blood together with other elements of the same color due to its red color. In this study, the relationship between hand and blood in classical Turkish poetry is discussed, and the aspects of this relationship that overlap with the poetic tradition are tried to be revealed. By analyzing divan samples from different centuries, couplets containing hand and blood connections were identified and these couplets were evaluated under certain headings. The similes, idioms and expressions used are categorized and selected sample couplets are analyzed.