ENDERUNLU VASIF'S EVALUATIONS ABOUT HIS OWN POEMS

Abstract

In this study, the 19th century Ottoman poet Enderunlu Vasif's evaluations about his own poems have been tried to be revealed via his poems in his divan which is the only work of him. In the study, as the first stage the words used instead of the poem and determinative groups constituted with these words in the divan have been determined. Afterward, Vasif's evaluations about his own poems have been handled under the following titles: The Expressions Used Instead of Saying/Writing Poem, The Content Characteristics of the Poet's Poems, The Similes Done by the Poet for His Own Poems, Prominent Poetic Elements in the Poet's Poems (Imagination, meaning and metaphorical statement), The Subjects of the Poet's Poems. It can be said that Vasif's poems also have a unique character, like the other Ottoman poets' poems because the poets' creation characteristics and the environment in which they grew up show difference. When viewed from this aspect, Vasif's evaluations about his own poems will contribute to the studies that will be done relating to whole via the Ottoman poets' individual poem mentalities.