Abstract:

One of the important missions of folk poet is to canalize the society the right way in terms of moral values. This is a fact that the tradition asks the folk poets to do, which they consider themselves the heirs of it. Therefore, the folk poets also compose poetry about social issues besides their personal excitement and lyricism. There are types that every subject can be discussed. Especially, instruction, advice, inspiration, religion etc., are treated in divani and master poets compose their divanies about these subjects. Rendering the type leads up to being treated and accepted these subjects by the society. In his divanies Aşık Şenlik, who is one of the most important representatives of 19th century, has also performed a pedagogic coach presenting moral values and their contrasts inspiring in some ways. In this study, the dichotomy constituted on contrasts presenting moral values in Aşık Şenlik divanies will be emphasized and by this way social missions of a folk poet will be displayed

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