Word Choice in Poetic Language: Example of ‘Gömüt’ in Azerî’s Husraw and Shireen

The main prerequisite to comprehend and interpret literary works and thus to determine their literary value is to conduct a language analysis specific to the text type. Being the most important type of the literature, the poetry is a whole with its meaning and expression. While transforming the core of the poem into words, poets create a specific language by using each and every, used or unused, expression means of the language. In the formation of this specific language, it is significantly important to choose words and place them into verses according to the meaning framework. This study assesses the word gömüt (grave)” in the Husraw and Shireen masnavi of Azeri İbrahim Çelebi from Bursa (?- 1585) who was a XVI. Divan poet, within the scope of choice and combination of word which is one of the most important issues in poetic language and poetry style.